UCD 2-2 Galway

[pineapple stu]

Must be said in his defence that when he doesn't have time to think about what he's doing, his finishing can be clinical enough. It's when he gets time, he seems to panic almost.

[DmanDmythDledge]

We were saying during the game that it looked like he was still thinking like a centre half - maybe just got caught out with the late swap after Mahon got injured in the warm-up.

I think he just got caught out ball watching and the winger got in behind him. The same thing could have easily happened if he was at centre back so nothing to do with swapping positions imo.

His finishing is generally poor - how many one on ones has he missed?

Must be said in his defence that when he doesn't have time to think about what he's doing, his finishing can be clinical enough. It's when he gets time, he seems to panic almost.

Which one is it?

Hynes held the ball up well enough on Friday. Could head it too.

I don't remember him holding up the ball. Anytime he had the ball at his feet he was moving.

Unfortunately that one on one was a true reflection of his finishing. Many times he even fails to pull the trigger due to his awkward frame.

Nothing to do with his finishing in this case, just poor decision making. It was very difficult to control the ball when running onto it that fast (I still think he should have got it under control though) and the best thing to have done was to hit it first time. Once it's on target and to the side of the keeper there's no chance of him saving it. Unfortunately his lack of experience in situations like that showed there- Paul Byrne would have taken that chance imo.

[John83]

I think he just got caught out ball watching and the winger got in behind him. The same thing could have easily happened if he was at centre back so nothing to do with swapping positions imo.

Except it doesn't happen to him at centre back. Ever.

[Aberdonian Stu]

And also the insertion of 'imo' into Dman's statement does not add anything to it. It is already clear that it is his opinion.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Except it doesn't happen to him at centre back. Ever.

He made a mistake. Get over it.

[John83]

He made a mistake. Get over it.

Not the point. It wasn't a single mistake - he was rubbish for fifteen minutes.

[pineapple stu]

Which one is it?

It can be both. He's clinical in that one isolated incident which we don't see very often. However, it doesn't take away from the general fact that his finishing is poor.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Not the point. It wasn't a single mistake - he was rubbish for fifteen minutes.

What other mistakes?

It can be both. He's clinical in that one isolated incident which we don't see very often. However, it doesn't take away from the general fact that his finishing is poor.

Your getting finishing and being clinical mixed up. I accept that he is not clinical but that is down to a lack of composure*, not being a poor finisher.

*He somehow transforms when taking penalties.

[pineapple stu]

Welcome to the realms of doublethink...

[Schumi]

What other mistakes?

The left winger got past him easily again about 5 minutes after the goal. I don't like to be critical of Kenna as he's been brilliant all year (and for a few years now) but at right back on Friday, he didn't look comfortable at all.