Wow. Yes you’re absolutely right! LOL. He didn’t even play. In which case, any blame for that game is way OTT
Little surprised he didn't play a competitive game for their U17s
Just reading an Athletic article about Balogun and yup they mention "If they did not already hold that nationality, they are allowed to switch — but only if they were under the age of 21 when they featured for the country they want to switch from." when talking about the rules regarding U21s players.
So yeah if he didn't have his Irish nationality at the time of his first cap then can't switch after he turns 21. Always read the rules as needing to have your citizenship sorted before 21 and if not you become ineligible if play after 21. So Delap would have been ok if he sorted his citizenship out before next February and still played U21s for England.
So if Ryan Johansson wasn't called up by Crawford before his 21st birthday he would have become ineligible.
Think he had issues with injuries when younger and that's why he missed out on playing with their U17s competitively.
We need this kid to be top of his game for these matches
The Ryan Johansson but still isn't quite right I don't think. He would have been fine if we had called him up after his 21st birthday, as long as his last appearance for Luxembourg was before his 21st. If he had played for Luxembourg after his 21st birthday he'd then have been ineligible for Ireland.
Johansson's situation was one that fell in our favour as a result of the revised rules, having been ruled ineligible previously. It's a shame he never kicked on at all.
Came on with 25 to go but wasn't subbed off.
But yeah, when it comes to defending a last-minute corner, it's first head on the ball clears it and worry about everything else after the whistle.
Gets another start for Hull tonight. Nice to see.
It was a fantastic headed goal.
I didnt get to watch any games tonight but was following the BBC updates and he missed a sitter in the first half apparently. Still, that goal will do him the world of good. Really happy to see his comeback.
Longer highlights here - Connolly features in a few snips, 2 min (chance); 5 min (sitter) and his goal comes towards the end. Lovely header, very intelligent uses the pace of the ball well and executes to perfection.
https://youtu.be/xI1pnNGiDIU?si=lCKslkjoMmgttTIz
Connolly was sick during the week and was ill immediately after last night's game.
Aaron Connolly netted Hull City goal despite suffering from sickness bug, Liam Rosenior reveals - Hull Live (hulldailymail.co.uk)
You have to give the kid credit - he finally seems to have sorted out his head (probably with help from Rosenior).
Scores his fifth of the season which brings him level as joint top scorer in the league. Szmodics another Irish player that has five League goals.
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