FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[Captain Obvious]

Can see tonight why France beat this Netherlands team 4-0 and a better side than this Irish team would be leading 2 or 3-0 at half time.  Poor goal to concede with the whole defence taken out by one decent pass, Ake making blocks from the indecision in the Irish forward play.  Van Dijk looks poor without the extra protection he gets when playing for Liverpool.

[weareros]

That goal was coming with way Dutch started second half.

[Itchy]

Ah what's Duffy at stepping out of the line again, twice he's fucked up

[Cunny Funt]

That goal was coming with way Dutch started second half.

Not making yourself hard to score against when you are allowing Weghorst to score.  Could have done with Evan Ferguson tonight especially in the 1st half.

[From the Bunker]

You look at a Country like Netherlands - their Academies, their clubs, their culture.

How does a Country like Ireland compete with that?

[Itchy]

You look at a Country like Netherlands - their Academies, their clubs, their culture.

How does a Country like Ireland compete with that?

We've competed with them well in the past.

[imtommygunn]

Have we? The very odd time maybe.

[weareros]

Awful shite in 2nd half. Apart from Dutch mistakes and corners, I don't think we even created one chance in that whole game.

[seafoid]

The Dutch controlled the second half.

It reminds me of when Ger Loughnane was managing the Galway hurlers. We might end up with 6 points.
The absence of Ferguson was highly significant.

[Itchy]

Have we? The very odd time maybe.

You could even argue we competed with them tonight but we lost. But we lack quality and I'm afraid we lack a manager with pragmatic approach. Surely the end of Kenny now

[screenexile]

Hamman wants Kenny out!

[Blowitupref]

Have to agree with the fellas in the RTE studio, the only chance of playing in another major tournament in the foreseeable future is to host it.

[Itchy]

You'd feel sorry for Kenny in this interview, he's well shook. I think time to put him out of his misery.

[From the Bunker]

That was an awful performance again this evening.







Its time to get rid of Ronnie Whelan on co-commentary

[Captain Scarlet]

Young Duffy and McClean started again for the progressive boss bringing through young lads...
Like how can these lines keep being trotted out. It's clearly not the case. Again we were not going to beat them and lads are praising a high press...with Duffy and Egan at the back. That makes no sense and you end up with gaps that decent teams exploit.