Ireland v Switzerland / 26.3.24 / Friendly

[Kingdom]

The important thing is that you'll get to feel superior to him.

Au contraire mon ami!

How about you discuss the football, eh?

Sure thing. I fear we'll get a wake up call tonight.

[sbgawa]

Time for a thread for it.

Who plays in goal ?

100% Bazunu , it would be incredibly bad man management to not play him , its a friendly and why on earth would you choose to **** off your second goalie when there is absolutly no need (and id say the same if Bazunu had played the last match , it should be Kelleher for this one)

If he had decided Kelleher was his man going forward (or Bazunu) then the time to make that call would be when picking the team for the next compeititive match. Why demotivate one of them now when its entirely possible one of them could miss the next squad through injury anyway making a choice now redundant

[Razors left peg]

Bazunu
Coleman Collins O'Shea Brady
Cullen Smallbone Knight
Johnston Ferguson Szmodics

Ogbene isn't my favorite player but when you take him out of team the wing options are slim enough pickings so I'd go with the extra man in midfield.

[JR89]

Bazunu
Coleman Collins O'Shea Brady
Cullen Smallbone Knight
Johnston Ferguson Szmodics

Ogbene isn't my favorite player but when you take him out of team the wing options are slim enough pickings so I'd go with the extra man in midfield.

Take Johnston out for a CB and you've probably got the starting XI spot on. Doubt he'll move away from three CBs.

[sbgawa]

Bazunu
Coleman Collins O'Shea Brady
Cullen Smallbone Knight
Johnston Ferguson Szmodics

Ogbene isn't my favorite player but when you take him out of team the wing options are slim enough pickings so I'd go with the extra man in midfield.

If i was the Everton manager and O Shea plays Coleman for a second game in 4 days id be hopping mad.
Not sure Brady has two games in him either.
Then again if O Shea is really only in for 2 games (surely he knows) he doesnt have to worry about ongoing relationships with club managers

[liamoo11]

If i was the Everton manager and O Shea plays Coleman for a second game in 4 days id be hopping mad.
Not sure Brady has two games in him either.
Then again if O Shea is really only in for 2 games (surely he knows) he doesnt have to worry about ongoing relationships with club managers

Chance to play a 532. Give azaz a chance in a midfield 3 with smallbone and Knight. Play ferguson and obafemi up top. Give ebosele a reward for 20 odd serial A appearances right wing back and let manning have a cut off left wing back.

[Razors left peg]

Chance to play a 532. Give azaz a chance in a midfield 3 with smallbone and Knight. Play ferguson and obafemi up top. Give ebosele a reward for 20 odd serial A appearances right wing back and let manning have a cut off left wing back.

I dont think you'll see that many changes. When we appointed an interim manager who might end up landing himself in the job we gave up any hope of experimentation in this window. O'Shea will want to put out the strongest team possible that he thinks gives him the best chance to win the game I think.

I actually like the suggestions you made, and if we were looking at the long term manager in charge tonight I'd probably be hoping for something similar

[Kingdom]

Assuming the management team want some structure, solidity and consistency in results, I wouldn't expect too many changes. I wouldn't play Brady or Coleman. I'd like to see O'Brien get a start. I'd like to see us revert to 4 at the back and play a bit more aggressively - i.e. further up the pitch, so that when we do win the ball, we're in a better territorial position to do something with it.

[Fixer82]

Few years since I’ve been in Aviva. Are flags allowed?
I know there’s a flag demonstration for Gaza on 46 mins but not sure I’ll be allowed in with it

[zero]

If i was the Everton manager and O Shea plays Coleman for a second game in 4 days id be hopping mad.
Not sure Brady has two games in him either.
Then again if O Shea is really only in for 2 games (surely he knows) he doesnt have to worry about ongoing relationships with club managers

Everton facing three games in a week from Saturday so I reckon no Coleman or he plays the first half. He hasn't featured too much recently but with that schedule he is likely to see minutes across those games. He'd probably request to be rested/his time managed himself.

[passinginterest]

Bazunu for Kelleher, knight for Smallbone and Johnston for Ogbene look like the only changes.

[texidub]

Was going to make a joke about the Swiss team earlier, but was afraid one of the mods might clock it. Twas a bit cheesy anyway.

Anyway, the lineup has been announced... Coleman's in....

https://twitter.com/IrelandFootball/...92496528843128

[Fixer82]

Was going to make a joke about the Swiss team earlier, but was afraid one of the mods might clock it. Twas a bit cheesy anyway.

Anyway, the lineup has been announced... Coleman's in....

https://twitter.com/IrelandFootball/...92496528843128

Was it something like:

‘F**k Ireland, Up the Swiss!’

[passinginterest]

Was going to make a joke about the Swiss team earlier, but was afraid one of the mods might clock it. Twas a bit cheesy anyway.

Anyway, the lineup has been announced... Coleman's in....

https://twitter.com/IrelandFootball/...92496528843128

Sounds a bit cuckoo. You’d be on your Toblerone in finding Swiss jokes funny.

[texidub]

Was it something like:

‘F**k Ireland, Up the Swiss!’

No one should ever talk like about the BIG like that - even in jest. And that includes the opposition.

I see Omobamidele is in for Brady...

[pineapple stu]

Sounds like you have a bit of a Matter-horn for a Swiss joke passing interest...

[Fixer82]

Alp-ologise to the team after the match

[SkStu]

Been coming…has to be said. Johnston turned his back on it.

Here’s a good test of JOSH now anyway.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Had been ok up to be goal. Keeper perhaps not situated well, wall was poor.

[culloty82]

Whatever about the wall, Bazunu was about a step too far to the right to get a proper hand to the free, so mostly on him.