FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[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.

[jcpen]

Not sure what Kelleher could have done with the first goal.I was sitting right behind it and it was pretty much top corner. The second took a deflection which maybe made it a bit more difficult for him but he probably should have done better.
Think Bazunu a better keeper overall but Kelleher needs to move somewhere to get regular games as he is a decent keeper.

Overall I think Ireland have the makings of a decent team. I'm not entirely convinced Kenny is the man to get the best from them though.

[seafoid]

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.

It looked like he was giving players minutes and introducing a few new players. That was surely nowhere near the first team that will be playing against Stavros and co.

[Cavan19]

Not sure what Kelleher could have done with the first goal.I was sitting right behind it and it was pretty much top corner.

I though he stumbled a bit trying to get across to it and if he had of stayed more upright he would have got at least a hand on it.