Malta V Republic of Ireland - Sunday, 20th November 2022 - Friendly

[seanfhear]

Any chance of the Louie Barry fella coming back after the World Cup ?

[Fixer82]

Kenny Cunningham reckons we could hit France on the counter with McGrath and O'Dowda in March...

Might as well give Cunningham the gig, can’t do much worse anyway

[pineapple stu]

Might as well give Cunningham the gig, can’t do much worse anyway

He's now saying Alan Browne's high press created our goal!

I'm not so sure...

[SkStu]

Kenny tonight

[tetsujin1979]

It’s a potential nice scapegoat for Kenny, “we were blooding in the youngsters….”

The starting XI had an average age of 28??!

[seanfhear]

The starting XI had an average age of 28??!

Probably feel like 38 playing for Kenny.

[paul_oshea]

I've found odowdas greatest skill and contribution to Ireland is his intellect and speaking ability. FAI should use him as a translator for kenny

[paul_oshea]

The starting XI had an average age of 28??!

Well that busts that myth that was spun for a while too.

[paul_oshea]

Our play matches kennys speak, flat , banal, lacking flair, lacking cohesion and coherence and a general feeling of discontent married to a whole lot of words(play/possession) without any (fluid) meaning

[weldoninhio]

He just said that he needed to use these games to “utilise our squad”. He played the same lads that would have played no matter what. He’s delusional.

[ontheotherhand]

He's had enough time now. I don't mind that he was given the time but it isn't working out. Reminds me a lot of his time at Rovers now. He looks gripped by fear and seems to have lost the players.

These friendlies were meaningless enough without those pointless team selections and subs. It was a time to be picking fringe players with a point to prove. As many have asked, what did we learn? What did we try? Deer in the headlights stuff at this stage so might as well let someone else get in now so they have a run at 2024.

[sbgawa]

"It was windy out there" lol he needs to go if thats the best he can come up with for another abject performance

[Paddy Garcia]

I'm not sure what was more painful, wacthing that woeful performance or enduring the Kenny interview.

Opportunity lost.

[tommy_c12000]

The starting XI had an average age of 28??!

That was in the context of bringing Ferguson on, would provide another potential excuse if we drew/lost.

[lofty9]

Learned absolutely nothing in these two games. Didn't blood anyone, bar a few mins for Ferguson.

Watched tonight's game with a particular interest for my coaching course. Robinsons movement was incredible, found space in every attacking situation. The lack of ability in finding him in the space he created was stark. I was very disappointed with that aspect of the teams game. That's nothing to do with management but the players in game awareness.

[lofty9]

Kenny is a dog€hit manager. He got lucky with the dundalk team as it was a poor time quality wise in the LOI when he brought them success. He has failed pretty much everywhere where he has a degree of pressure on his shoulders and will duly be dead man walking by mid June next year. I don't know who can replace him in the Ireland job, but preferably someone who at least receives a modicum of respect from his players, and someone who will finally shoo hairband hendrick out the door once and for all.

Sorry, got lucky with dundalk team?? It wasn't any poorer than the standard now. He got a load of cast offs and turned them into one effin unit. That's what I wanted him to do for this gig, send a few off and rebuild. He hasn't done that unfortunately.

[Fixer82]

Learned absolutely nothing in these two games. Didn't blood anyone, bar a few mins for Ferguson.

Watched tonight's game with a particular interest for my coaching course. Robinsons movement was incredible, found space in every attacking situation. The lack of ability in finding him in the space he created was stark. I was very disappointed with that aspect of the teams game. That's nothing to do with management but the players in game awareness.

His movement may have been incredible but his ball skills were absolutely not

[BOOMSHAKALAKA]

What's Kenny's contract situation? What was the last one he signed? Another clueless performance last night. That's 30 games now and nothing is getting better. Long past time he got the boot.

[Eirambler]

It's unclear whether the break clause in his contract was straight after the Nations League or at the end of 2022. His selections in the last two games would suggest the latter.

But the Euros group draw was arguably a great one for him (despite being a terrible one for Ireland). Worth half a million Euros to him I would suggest. There isn't a manager in the world that would get us out of that group, so is there really any point dispensing with Kenny before it starts? Any new manager is on a hiding to nothing in 2023 anyway.

By the time his contract is finished how much will Kenny have taken the FAI for - somewhere between 1.5 and 2 million Euro I think? Life changing money for him that he'll never earn anywhere else. And he still can't even string a couple of coherent sentences together in an interview, let alone improve the team.

[NeverFeltBetter]

The media is turning, from the tone of reports. Perfect time to welcome one of the worlds best sides to Dublin.