Ireland 2 Turkey 2

[Condex]

Marks out of ten
Colgan 6 - not a lot to do
Finnan 7 - very cool on the ball
Breen 6 - Usual game
O'Brien 6 - Can't defend near post crosses
Harte 3 - How many times can you give the ball away

Duff 7 - Very good
Healey 4 - Can see why Martin O'Neil never rated him
Kinsella 5 - Just OK
Kilbane 7 - Very good as in the last 3 games, got good crosses in

Connolly - Man of the Match great goal, skill on the ball and good tackling back.

Doherty 5 - Strong but doesn't have a clue when he gets the ball

Subs

Reid 4 - Has no pace to round anyone
Murphy 4- Keep him away friom the squad








Finnan good

[tiktok]

before the game i thought we'd get beaten...
up until the goal i thought we'd get hammered, the back four looked very shaky
after the goal, i thought we'd go on to greater things, thought we started to play a little better
then Reid came on and i thought we'd get beaten
and we should have been, but for a late scramble

overall i don't think Kerr would have learned too much. I think Kilbane has to keep his place, Connolly looked sharp, and even though i'm not his biggest fan i'd start him up front now, even with Keane. I know they'd be small, but with robbie dropping and Connolly poaching i think they'd work well.
i'd leave duff on the right, i thought he did well there, and the last two games proved we've no-one else to step up on that side. O'Shea has to start central with Breen, hopefully with Finnan on the left.
Central midfield was up in the air again, we've not controlled any ball in midfield for a few games now, i'm not sure healy is the answer just yet, but i don't know who is.

[Lionel Hutz]

With Cuningham missing for the Swiss game it might well be an idea to play O Shea with Breen and have Finnan on the left!

Midfield.......jasus!

Reid may well be the answer on the right but not just yet so it might actually be an idea to leave Duff where he is and Kilbane on the left!
It must be remembered that Healy had NO pre season and trained by himself back in Cork and has only had three sub appearences for Sunderland so assuming he gets some games under his belt Id play him with Holland who I thought did well against Russia to be honest.

Up front it would be Keane and Connelly for me.