No Way would Trap play with 2 up front and Robbie off the strikers
It will be interesting to see if Trap plays a five man midfield with one up front against the Italians.
I think that if we are honest we would be conceding too much in midfield to a team like Italy especially with our present midfielders.
They'll probably be playing for a draw themsleves. Midfield might get a bit crowded!
Robbie never played in midfield for Spurs?? He spent most of his time there taking passes with back to goal, touching the ball off and running on for the return. His expertise in centre midfield are better than anyone in the Irish squad at present IMO. He and Reid would make the perfect partnership and without Reid there is an even more pressing need for him to be there. It's all about holding possession in the international game and Robbie's short passes and turns would be invaluable should he be posted there.
Admittedly you would need a hard man in the quartet to compliment the three ball players, Duff, Keane, McGeady. I think RK in the middle is the way of the future.
I tried to defend your viewpoint because Robbie has done a job in midfield before, but this statement is ridiculous.
Even if he was an "expert" central midfielder (which he isn't), it's not worth discussing because Trap doesn't play attacking players in the heart of his midfield.
All I was saying is that he's played as a winger or an attacking central midfielder for short periods of time and has done a job there in the past at club level.
I had the same impression, so I had a quick look at his stats. He was 29 joining Charlton from Ipswich, and gave them the rest of his career. He spent a similar amount of time at both clubs.
(An aside, of niche interest: the etymology of Ipswich, which seemed an odd-looking name to me.)
Last edited by John83; 29/04/2024 at 4:21 AM.
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