The black-and-white game. I can't remember any 3-1 game... I know we lost 1-0 to them in '96 (Folha, 90th minute) and drew with them 1-1 twice in the 2002 WC qualifiers, but I can't remember any other meetings with Portugal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republi...esults_2000-09Clinton Morrison scored that class goal? I'm probably getting it mixed up but I nearly swear they beat Portugal 3-1.
You could be thinking about the Denmark game in 2002 when Duff was excellent. Morrison also scored a very good goal.
That is it....cheers......I just don't know where I'm getting the image of Victor Baia rushing out of his goal only to be lobbed brilliantly by Morrison.
But yeah its that game all right, because it was in the last minute.
6 years ago?? Jeez, time flies.
He did it against China and Australia too! Big fan of the lobs, our Clinton.
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i dont think there ever was a 3-1 , not in recent times btwn us and portugal - the last time i can remember 3 goals scored in game between us was in 1995 - the euro 96 qualifiers - last group game - horrible wet night - we lost 3-0
ur right about the black and white in 2005- it was a horrible wet february evening and i remember duff and ronaldo kept squaring up to each other due to the chelsea vs man utd rivalry at the time - sheasie who knew both well kept having to act as a peacemaker btwn them - was very funny
One of the things the Gooch won was hitting the ball harder. He hit a GAA ball 100kph to Duffer hitting a soccer ball 96kph. Considering the Gooch is known to be a smashing striker of the ball and Duffer isn't your point is barely relevant.
Also, he didn't beat him in two, he beat him in just that one. Duff is quicker, has better hand-eye co-ordination and jumps higher. That to me would indicate the lad's getting back to full fitness.
Also, how do you reckon a lad at the end of the season should be fitter than a guy who's been in Chicago for three months? Surely a seasons football would have taken it out of Duff?
The inches we need are all around us.
Might be tired but still fitter. In the sunday independent he got 19 and duff got 18 on the concentration, was that wrong then? Duff won the jump higher by a tiny amount, minimal amount.
In fairness hitting a ball harder isn't much of a feat, but thats not the title they had on them in the sunday independent.
A fella playing week in week out is going to be way fitter than some fella who has been boozing and holidaying in chicago for the last few months in fairness, no point in trying to even argue that one.
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its on youtube. damien duff - wing wizard i think is the title. I can't post a link atm. I think the best bits are his runs against the likes of Boro, Italy, Newcastle. I really think currently only Messi has the close control that he had at his best. Just slight constant tips of the ball in front of him.
Yeah I saw it. It's a great little video of him. It's such a massive shame as he started his Chelsea career so well and I genuinely believe he had the talent to be one of the top wingers in the world of his generation like Nedved and Figo. The injuries and tactical responsibility destroyed him. Hopefully he can put the injury worries behind him and have an "indian summer".
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this would be a better move for celtic than Duff in my opinion. If Celtic are to break into the top 8 in the Champions league Duff is the exact kind of player they need, someone who can hold onto the ball, is quick in tight situations and good control in tight spaces, also someone who can create chances and beat defenders, which is what Celtic lack in Europe i.e. real quality. On the one hand I think it could be a great move for him, and on the other I think no. If average premiership teams are coming in for him then I would say go to Celtic, if top 8 team came in for him I would say stay in premiership. Duff is still class for Ireland no matter what people say about him at club level, he is still a class act when given the ball, if he were to go to Celtic he would adopt his old style of running at and beating defenders and whipping in crosses. In the SPL he would revel as the standard of defending isn't as good as the premiership and he would have more time and room on the ball. He would then have CL football, in or around 8 games a year which would be a decent amount in fairness, and I reckon he could help break Celtic into the top 8 which would mean an extra 2 games. The other part of me says going to the SPL for Duff is a step down, no matter what people say or who is offended the level of competition there is not on the same level as the premiership, and although I think it would give Duff greater confidence in himself being able to beat players like the old duffer of 03/04/05, from an Ireland perspective he wouldn't find it as easy on the international stage and therefore could actually lose that edge he has for Ireland.
Interesting position either way.
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Would also be good for Ireland to have Duff and McGeady playing together regularly, would prefer if he went to Spurs(if he started regularly) but I think Celtic wouldn´t be a bad move and better than playing for some relegation team
Maybe he's just moving to a bigger, brighter, shinier neighbouring house.
Maybe that one is infested with rats, cockroaches and a rare, exotic, poisonous breed of earwig.
Or maybe the unusual buoyancy in the swimming pool's water was causing his hamstrings grief.
Or maybe Stephen Ireland is due to move in next-door, so Duffer has to escape, flee the expected late-night, deafening din to ensure he gets his beauty sleep.
Maybe, maybe, maybe.
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