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Good battling performances, still looked ordinary though.
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McShane outstanding. O'Brien you are no longer needed. A 20 year old lad on his debut....brilliant.
very impressed with Kelly, Douglas, Duffer and Carsley.
Kilbane showed if you don't play him in CM he can do well.
We deserved the win. I'm much happier than I was pre kick off. The lads were up for this (thank God) and saved Stan's bacon.
"If God had meant football to be played in the air, he'd have put grass in the sky." Brian Clough.
You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!
...but a very hastily put together team though. Can't be expecting top quality on a whim.Originally Posted by Dodge
Anyone who thinks the Czechs came for a draw is deluded. They set up 4 4 2 and were very dangerous on the counter with there pace. They settled for a draw last 10 because there was a danger they'd lose if they went for it. Good battling performance by us but we need to do better with the ball
we just have to win every game to qualify...
Carsley gave us a presence in the centre of MF that we have lacked for a good while - Douglas as well. They were everywhere. Delighted for both.
"If God had meant football to be played in the air, he'd have put grass in the sky." Brian Clough.
You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!
O'Shea should be dropped.Disaster.McShane looks quality, Carsley was great, Keane got isolated, Kilbane made an effort.Still not convinced about Mr.Bamboozle though.
Keane was crap again, loads of running nut no quality!!
What a fuc*in miss at the end, open your eyes
[QUOTE=shakermaker1982;553580]we just have to win every game to qualify...
Can we even qualify doing that?
I have to say McShane was absolutely immense. Something struck me during watching him. Was his top class performance the difference between growing up knowing you want to play for Ireland, going to lansdowne road as a young lad and understanding what it means. In contrast Andy O'Brien was wearing an England U21 jersey ****ing around in a Mickey Mouse tournament onlly 6 /7 years ago. Andy, thanks, but no thanks. You'll be remembered for the sh1t you served up to us in Cyprus! We've a new centre half that's here to stay.
Much improved.
McShane - outstanding
Kelly - tried very hard, did well
Douglas - thought he was the poorest of the young lads. Not through lack of effort. Worked his ******** off.
Henderson - plenty of shouting and organising. Bit slow to get down for the goal though
Carsley - quietish in part, but broke up their play, and did lots of hard tackling that was amiss last game. Good to have him back
Kilbane - good game
Reid - havent seen him in a while. Looked a few stone overweight. Had a touch of class at times. Wasteful at others. Thought when he went off we lost some attacking flair...
Duff - good game
Keane -
Finnan - didnt really do much spectaculor, nothing wrong, did his job.
O'Shea - thought he was playing well, until he went into fairy land, strolling back, leaving McShane exposed.... loses concentration so easy he does.
It will do for a start. Thought McShane was magnificent, a real leader of men, and still only twenty. Can see him holding down a place for many a year to come. The team had passion. Well done Lee Carsley. Has been knocked by many on here but showed he definitely has something to offer. Why was he not included before this. Andy Reid looks very unfit. O'Shea strolled back after giving away free kick, which gave Koller the space to score. Kelly surprised me, done well. Duff made a few telling runs, not enough though. He seems to be terrified of losing the ball, hardly ever takes a chance.
Always look on the bright side of life
Good honest performance.That McShane boy is some player, he got his chance and took it by the scruff of the neck and is here for the long run.Bye bye A O Brien. Fair play to Lee Carsley ran his legs off and needs to be in the team.They all did well to be honest and the celebration shows that they really do care.Its such a shame about the Cyprus game which left such bad feelings amoung the Irish supporters. I am glad they got behind the team to-night though.
A battling performance, and an ok result.
To me though, Staunton is still showing massive inexperience as a manager, he should quit the over the top reactions and instead give his players direction.
O'Shea simply isnt good enough, I could see him dropping through the divisions shortly if he doesnt get it together.
I'm not convinced by Reid at all either, needs to get in shape.
Also, Alan O'Brien did nothing tonight.
stop with the knocking of andy o'brien, it's disgraceful
waht about mcshane? anticipation, awareness, distribution, effort, pace. he's like a young roy keane. mcshane's competitive debut was so good that it overshadowed stephen kelly's, who also played a great match.
lee carsley showed stan what we were missing in cyprus. organisation, defensive cover, aggression. stan looks a fool now.
I hope O'Shea looks around and realises that there are now plenty more options in the positions he used to occupy. Kelly at LB, McShane at CB, Carsley and Douglas in CM. That might concentrate his mind a bit. I reckon McShane and Dunne will be CB's (fitness permitting) when San Marino visit. Keane does need to get his act together, Doyle would have done a nice job up there tonight!
We've got a few to return to squad as well
McGeady, Kavanagh, Harte, Joey O'Brien, Miller, Doyle, Ireland, S Reid, Dunne, Elliott, Given.
Our strongest eleven out of the above and tonight's squad would probably be
Given
Carr - McShane - Dunne - Finnan
Duff - Carsley - S.Reid - McGeady
Keane - Doyle
Subs: Joey O'Brien, Ireland, A. Reid, Elliott, Kavanagh, Miller, O'Shea, Harte, Kenny, Alan O'Brien, Alan Lee, Henderson.
23 man squad.
Yes so much better, but suppose it couldnt have got much worse!!
Mcshane played very well especially up againist someone like koller, oshea did just ok but his concentration needs to be there for 90mins. good to see carsley back got stuck in and broke up there play at times. Glad to see the players where up for it. Still dont think Stan is the Man! but with that result it will be a while before he'd be near getting the boot! As Even all the changes he made tonite these players where available sat so he's only stumbled on a half decent midfield cause of injuries.
And Lastly the Worst Player of the Night Award goes to our FearFull Leader Robbie Keane, He needs someone to Give him a good Kick up the Ar*e!!!
He spent the evenin playin too deep and too much waving of the hands goin on, I do know that is his usual game but at time especially as we where playin with just one striker its ridioculos
IF nothing else good came from the last week,we found ourselves a new centre back and also the guys who were missing tonight will have to work for there places on the team now
No offence to him as a person, but I hope he does not play again for Ireland.
He is an accident waiting to happen
I am delighted we restored pride
mcshane = future legend
BUT still really down we played our hearts out and could of nicked - HAD to nick it
NO chance now
He was on the pitch for 10 mins.
Great performance by McShane but lets not get carried away lads. Could be yet another flase dawn. Needs to play higher level football on a regular basis and do the job every time he pulls on the green jersey. Its easy to perform when people expect nothing. Lets see him play a pressure game.
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