FAI games...Men: France, Greece, Gibraltar; Women's World Cup in July

[seafoid]

France are in transition. Deschamps is building a new team.Lloris and I think Varane have retired. 

[Capt Pat]

20 minutes into his debut and Ferguson has a tap in. 2 nil up and Latvia don't look up to much.

[Blowitupref]

That was some strike on the Latvia goal.

[Capt Pat]

2-2 at half time. I hope we don't play like this against France.

[Itchy]

Latvia one of the worst teams I've ever seen and yet they've got 2 goals. Matt Doherty wants a serious kick up the hole, he's been awful slowing attacks down and even his great cross into the box (according to Houghton) was a shite cross that almost fluked into a goal. I think mulomby been poor and Collins looks ashadow of player he was few months ago. Smallbone had been excellent and 2 lads up front doing well.

[Milltown Row2]

Really poor showing.. after this game it’ll be a long tough campaign

[snoopdog]

Keeper pretty poor for  both goals also

[Itchy]

Keeper pretty poor for  both goals also

Yes, he needs to go find a club where he plays and make a name for himself

[seafoid]

Johnston and Ferguson are a definite improvement on last year

[Itchy]

A lot of high fiving going on. That's as game we should be winning comfortablely 3 nil. France could give us an awful hammering if we go trying to play out like that against them

[Capt Pat]

Smallbone impressed me for the under 21s and he got the man of the match tonight. We need a good creative midfielder as we don't have much there.

[RedHand88]

Book. The. Flights.

[From the Bunker]

Smallbone impressed me for the under 21s and he got the man of the match tonight. We need a good creative midfielder as we don't have much there.

This was just about a cut above u21 level. And most of that was the physical element. Kelleher is a good footballer, but I'm not so sure about him as a goalkeeper.

[Baile Brigín 2]

Really poor showing.. after this game it’ll be a long tough campaign

In an ideal world Kenny will see that as a good attacking game and move Ferguson and Smallbone up the pecking order. He will also see it as a defensive disaster, never not play Egan, bench Doherty and Browne with prejudice and politely tell Kelleher he is out of the running until he gets games in.

[Baile Brigín 2]

A lot of high fiving going on. That's as game we should be winning comfortablely 3 nil. France could give us an awful hammering if we go trying to play out like that against them

That game and formation was not about France. He was never playing 3 up top Monday and the likes of Kelleher, Browne and O'Dowda were never going to feature.. Alarmingly as it turns out it was about the Greek games.