FAI...Spring friendlies for Interim Manager - Belgium/Swiss

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From the Bunker

Quote from: bennydorano on September 05, 2017, 09:40:32 PM
How can a country that was pretty much razed to the ground still presumably have better footballing structures and produce much technically superior players?

Does the country have many playing Gaelic Football?

Syferus

We were better than Serbia, though. Desperately unlucky not to get a draw. Wales game is pretty much a playoff now.

T Fearon

This Ireland has not one single player of decent international calibre

JPGJOHNNYG

Quote from: Itchy on September 05, 2017, 09:42:09 PM
They tried to play just not as good as Serbia. Problem is why didn't they play like that in games where the didn't face as good a team as Serbia.

Nailed it why were the previous 3 performances so shit. O'Neill just threw away any hard work/luck gained over the first few matches.

From the Bunker

Quote from: Syferus on September 05, 2017, 09:43:46 PM
We were better than Serbia, though. Desperately unlucky not to get a draw. Wales game is pretty much a playoff now.

Wales are away to Georgia. That is a sticky game for them before they meet us!

Syferus

Quote from: From the Bunker on September 05, 2017, 09:47:09 PM
Quote from: Syferus on September 05, 2017, 09:43:46 PM
We were better than Serbia, though. Desperately unlucky not to get a draw. Wales game is pretty much a playoff now.

Wales are away to Georgia. That is a sticky game for them before they meet us!

Would be nice to think they'd drop points but even a draw for them there and a draw in Cardiffwould leave them ahead on goal difference, wouldn't it?

Itchy

Quote from: Syferus on September 05, 2017, 09:43:46 PM
We were better than Serbia, though. Desperately unlucky not to get a draw. Wales game is pretty much a playoff now.

Yes we played better than them but they have top quality players around the pitch that can create a bit of magic and they did. We created no clear chance at all.

Tony Baloney


shark

Quote from: Syferus on September 05, 2017, 09:48:28 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on September 05, 2017, 09:47:09 PM
Quote from: Syferus on September 05, 2017, 09:43:46 PM
We were better than Serbia, though. Desperately unlucky not to get a draw. Wales game is pretty much a playoff now.

Wales are away to Georgia. That is a sticky game for them before they meet us!

Would be nice to think they'd drop points but even a draw for them there and a draw in Cardiffwould leave them ahead on goal difference, wouldn't it?

Either way we will need 6 points to ensure we aren't the 9th best runner up

omagh_gael

Just not enough up front to create chances of real merit. The crosses were terrible all night, not beating first man or looking over the last player at the back. The most frustrating thing is the pressing/passing game should have been used against the weaker teams and Wales/Austria at home.

From the Bunker


AFS

Quote from: shark on September 05, 2017, 09:52:34 PM
Quote from: Syferus on September 05, 2017, 09:48:28 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on September 05, 2017, 09:47:09 PM
Quote from: Syferus on September 05, 2017, 09:43:46 PM
We were better than Serbia, though. Desperately unlucky not to get a draw. Wales game is pretty much a playoff now.

Wales are away to Georgia. That is a sticky game for them before they meet us!

Would be nice to think they'd drop points but even a draw for them there and a draw in Cardiffwould leave them ahead on goal difference, wouldn't it?

Either way we will need 6 points to ensure we aren't the 9th best runner up

I think the show's over. Even six points is unlikely to be enough to avoid the worst second place spot. The talk of the match in Cardiff being a 'playoff showdown' is pitifully optimistic.

SHEEDY

Quote from: From the Bunker on September 05, 2017, 10:13:07 PM
Quote from: Tony Baloney on September 05, 2017, 09:49:01 PM
Only one team in Ireland.

There are a few twists and turns to go yet!  ;)
yeah but unfortunately after a couple of twists and turns the cross will still hit the 1st man.  ;)

so frustrating to watch at the minute, lack of any threat in the final 3rd is a real killer.
nil satis nisi optimum

straightred

thats twice in key home games in this campaign that we have failed to score against 10 men. Worse still was that in both cases we were clueless as to how to play against 10. Anyway we'll go to cardiff on a wing and a prayer - you never know

An Watcher

Just back.
Much improved performance tonight.  Thought Meyler and McClean were excellent.  Pity about Long up front playing with zero confidence. 
2 wins needed now