Would rather see a player with a long-term future at CB - O'Dea or possibly Wilson - than an out of position Kelly at CB.
Ou-est le Centre George Pompidou?
Ledger and Green out of the squad according to FourFourTwo: http://twitter.com/#!/FourFourTwo/st...27123367641088NEW NEWS: Sean St Ledger and Paul Green out of Republic of Ireland squad to face Norway through injury
Bad day to be an Ireland player. If I was in the squad I'd be avoiding black cats/walking under ladders.
Ou-est le Centre George Pompidou?
At least there will be no game time for Kilbane, McShane and Green.
"We lost because we didn't win"- Ronaldo
I wonder will another centre half be called up as back up? Any worthy U21 candidates? I suppose Wilson is considered an alternative.
I'd like O'Dea and O'Shea to play in the centre, with Kelly at right back and Cunningham at left back.
If St Ledger is out, it would be strange not to use the squad CH (O'Dea) as a replacement.
I'd say Trap might well start with Kelly at RB and have Coleman come on at 1/2 time
Start Coleman at RM and let him entertain the crowd with his enthusiasm and skill.
"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!!!
RTE are now reporting St Ledger & Green withdrawal
Sledge is a miss, but im not bothered about Green. Kinda handy the way these injuries are forcing Trap to blood new players properly.
if i saw that line-up i would be surprised in a very good way. That would make me evaluate Trap's modus operandi all over again.Originally Posted by TrapAPony
So what is the remaining squad?
Given; Joe Murphy;
Stephen Kelly; Kevin Foley: John O'Shea; Darren O'Dea; Greg Cunningham; Seamus Coleman
Aiden McGeady; Glenn Whelan; Marc Wilson; Keith Fahey; Liam Lawrence; Damien Duff; Stephen Hunt;
Kevin Doyle; Shane Long; Jon Walters;
Of that, I'd like to see (and just to clarify for P OShea, that is my preferred line up [given whats available] not what I'd expect the Mister to put out ;-)):
--------------------Given-----------------
Foley-------Josh (c)----Wilson-----Cunningham
Coleman----Whelan-----Fahey-----McGeady
-------------Doyle----Walters-------------
This is another possibility given the resources available:
--------------------Given-----------------
Foley-------Josh (c)----O'Dea-----Cunningham
-----Lawrence----Whelan-----Wilson---------
------------------McGeady------------------
---------------Doyle----Walters-------------
I'd just like to see something a bit different. And for the ball to be kept on the ground and in play for a bit of time.
In my mind, he must play Foley right back. He's been very good at Wolves this season, and crucially he can both defend and attack. He must make some sort of a decision on left back, either give Cunningham or Kelly the full game. Be decisive about it, because sooner or later the decision is going to be made for him in a sense. Give Walters the opportunity to play the battering ram role that we seem to always have. Don't make substitutions in dribs and drabs.
He needs to start being positive with the squad. This is the first in a series of games where he can legitimately experiment. Norway, Uruguay, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and probably two American friendlies. That is enough time to decide on some current filler in the squad, and more than enough time to call time on a few careers.
All that imagining aside, I think Trap will go for this:
--------------------Given-----------------
Coleman-------Josh (c)----Wilson-----Cunningham
McGeady----Whelan-----Fahey-----Duff-------
-------------Doyle------Long-----------------
Here they come! It’s the charge of the “Thanks” Brigade!
why would you be avoiding Sunderland AFC?
Based on how Trapattoni has picked his side in the past, I think he'll probably line-up as follows:
Given;
Kelly, JOSH, O'Dea, Cunningham;
McGeady, Whelan, Wilson, Duff;
Long, Walters.
I read this morning that Doyle might be carrying an injury so that would open up the way for Walters to start. Not to sure if Trapattoni sees Wilson as a defender or midfielder, but given his reluctance to try players in different positions (which effectively rules Fahey out in the centre) I feel Wilson is the only option left in the squad to partner Whelan. With two debutants in the team, added to a number of relatively inexperienced players at international level, I think Trapattoni will fill the rest of his team with as much experience as possible.
Keane was on to Trap, he reckons O'Dea, who is just returning to fitness, needs game time. If O'Dea is not going to feature tomorrow night, Keane wants him back in Ipswich for a friendly. So the fact that O'Dea is still with the squad, suggests that he will start tomorrow night.
Always look on the bright side of life
I'd be quite excited by something like this but the papers this morning have barely mentioned Foley.
---------Given--------
Foley-JOS-DOD-Cunningham
Coleman-Wilson-Whelan-Duff
----Long--Doyle-----
Plenty of players to take a look at including Treacy and Walters, maybe Fahey in CM rather than wide. I'd be inclined to leave Lawrence & McGeady out of contention, we know what they're all about. I think there's a logic to not trying out too many new faces at once, but I think there's enough seniority in the XI above to introduce the newbies andthose with fewer caps. It looks like the FBs might get a bit exposed, but what harm? There are a lot of good ball players in the XI above. Let them play football.
I'd be happy with this lineup
Coleman to come on for McGeady, or for Duff with McGeady swapping wingsCode:Given Foley O'Shea Wilson Cunningham McGeady Whelan Fahey Duff Walters Doyle
I've said before I don't think Fahey can play in central midfield in Trapattoni's team so let's see what he can do there
Long/Walters is a judgement call at this stage TBH
Very attacking left side too
PS Doyle would have buried Coleman's cross at the weekend, how Cahill missed it is beyond me
Because a good footballers can miss a sitter, even Doyle can miss a sitter.
-------------Given----------------
Coleman-O'Shea-O'Dea-Cunningham
McGeady---Wilson---Fahey---Duff
----------Doyle-Long------------
This would be my starting team.
Half time changes would be: - Foley for McGeady, with Coleman moving to RW and Foley to RB
- Hunt for Duff
Late changes (80mins plus): - Whelan for Wilson
- Lawrence for Coleman (to a standing ovation. . . . .)
I would make no other changes. Kelly and Walters simply are not good enough at this level so it is a complete waste of time giving them game time. Stokes would have started in my team.
Bit harsh on Kelly there. I do think he should be the unlucky one to sit on the bench while Foley and Coleman play RB, but he has a very good chance of being a very good full back for us.
Agree with many of you, give Coleman the start and see what happens.
Maybe McGeady scores here to get off the snide. I could see that happening.
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