Trap has been to Reading games and he has seen Hunt playing.
In Trap we trust
Not sure of the opposition but I saw him in the crowd when I was watching Goals on Sunday one morning.
In Trap we trust
http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/News...550441,00.html.
Do you still stand by that and is this a convincing argument.
In Trap we trust
Who said it was not a gamble. I think it was a gamble but a calculated one based on the fact that Doyle was out on his feet and that Cannavaro had him in his pocket. Also Dunphy criticised Trap for being negative and defensive and then has a go at him for taking a gamble.
In Trap we trust
There was me thinking Trap actually took the training with the Irish team?
My God this Trappatoni fella is fraud. Why did we ever put him in charge?
He is a bad joke?
Oh thats right he has us second in the group and still very much on course to quailfy for the world cup and also talking very confidently about what he is doing.
"Joe Jordan is off to watch Young Boys tomorrow" Ian Darke
Neil McD? So at home to a pretty average Bulgarian team its ok to stick with dull defensive team we have had since the start of the campaign but away to Italy is the right time to take a massive gamble??
Axeman - Training is a completely different situation to a match.
I thought Trap was too defensive against Bulgaria, I would have liked him to have a ball player in midfield at home against Bulgaria. But I agreed with his subs against Italy. Sees its not all black and white. As in Trap bad Andy Reid and Dunphy good type of thing. I would have preferred if we killed the game off against Bulgaria but I blame the players for that too. Credit has to be given though for Trap changing it so early against Italy.
In Trap we trust
the 70 year old coach who has won honours galore around Europe panicked and made knee jerk decisions?
now, i remain unconvinced fully in Trap's selection and tactics - but that statement takes the biscotti. Credit where credit is due.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Misery Personified is right. No credit whatsoever is due to Trap for making changes that worked no matter how many of us were critical of his starting XI or the Bulgarian performance. The panicky knee jerk decision to bring Keane deeper, to bring on Folan, to take off Keogh, to switch O'Shea and McShane and to bring on fresh legs for a jaded Doyle deserve no credit.
Leading 1-0 against our principal rivals isn't a bad time to play defensively. Just like losing 1-0 isn't a bad time to start playing attacking football. Making a change to try and score is hardly a gamble. If he did nothing and we lost 1-0, then he'd be criticised for not making any changes.
So he went to get a 0-0 and got 1-1, he's hardly going to be disappointed!
How is throwing on a target man to give their defence something else to deal with a knee jerk decision?
How is pushing Robbie Keane deep to assist midfield a knee jerk decision?
How is moving a pacy winger to counteract an attacking full back a knee jerk decision?
To be honest I like the separate spheres of pure entertainment (RTE Panel cracks me up every time), and the more analytical stuff we talk about on here.
We should get our own e-panel going on here.
I'll host, and eirebhoy, tets, and stutts can make up the panel.
Maybe we'll bring in Ciaran to play the Dunphy role.
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