Predictions: Ireland Vs. Georgia

jonno

Well what do ye think the team will be and who will win.

I'm gona go with Reid to start on the right of a four man midfield. If Duff plays he will hopefully start on the left but after Connolly's abismal display on Saturday I reckon Kerr might start him up front (all providing he is fit). Otherwise Kilbane on the left and Doherty up front.

Ireland 2-0 Georgia

[edit] sorry my typing was ahead of my brain, I meant to start Duff on the left[/edit]

Waylander

Ireland to win comfortably enough. 2-0.

Benbaz

3-1 for Ireland

Washout

I think Ireland will win 2-0 but itll be another scrappy performance. ut who cares how we get there as long as we get there

Emboss

if kerr uses his head we're looking at a 3 or 4 - 0 hammering to ireland, if Kilbane starts i'll jump in the liffey

Sposs

2 - 0

We haven't got the fire power to win by any more.

GuanYin

I reckon he will go with
Given
Carr Breen Cunningham O'Shea
Reid Carsley Holland Kilbane (or Duff if fit)
Keane Doherty


I'd prefer to see someone else at left back and O'Shea replace Breen at centre half, but otherwise its decent enough. McPhail could be used at some stage though....if we are going to start bombarding the box, McPhails range of passing and Carsley playing the Anchor role may work well.

As for the score, I'd say 2-0, with one goal in the 1st half, a nervous patch and a late 2nd.

zAbbo

Hardly 3 or 4 i think, i can`t see us getting that amount of goals. I fancy them to grab a goal or 2 as well. Hope i`m wrong tho.

I`d like to see clint morrison and robbie up front with duff and reid playing the wing, with carsley(who`s in form) and matty holland in centre mid.

ella minnow pea

Originally posted by jonno
If Duff plays he will hopefully start on the righty

i thought duff was a leftie?

GuanYin

Originally posted by ella minnow pea
i thought duff was a leftie?

He is!! He's prob one of the best left wingers in europe.
He can play on the right tho.
But if Duff is fit he'll start left with Reid on the right I'd imagine.

Originally posted by bazH
I`d like to see clint morrison and robbie up front with duff and reid playing the wing

With Morrison not even in the squad due to injury and Duff only 50-50 thru injury I rate the chances of this happining tonight as infinity to one. Anyone wanna place a bet

celticfc

Well it has to be a better performance than saturday.
Im sure Kerr will go back to the 442 for this.

score: Ireland 3 - 1 Georgia

Yerac

2:0 ireland, important not to fall asleep after scoring like on saturday. 4-4-2 should be a bit stronger too.

ciano

I also think it'll be 2-0 Ireland. Sets us up for showdowns against Russia and Switzerland!

C'mon Ireland!!!

Tellox

Hoping for a completly different preformance today then against the albanians...but we cant forget that georgia will want this as bad as us, and will be up for it today...

If duff is fit though,I shant have many worries..

3-0 Ireland, Keane,Reid and Doherty

Space Coyote

I think we'll win 3-0 or 3-1. The lads will definitely play better than the Albania game. Wouldn't be hard. If Duffer's fit for the game he'll play Kilbane on the left, Reid on the right, Robbie and Duffer up front. Drop Connolly. Kinsella should be dropped permanently, he's not up to it anymore. Play Carsley or Healy in midfield with Holland.

growler

after saturdays perfomance , i'm going to stick my neck out and go for a pessimistic 1 - 1 draw featuring Robbie and a penalty.

hope i'm wrong though

ciano

Originally posted by Space_Coyote
Kinsella should be dropped permanently, he's not up to it anymore. Play Carsley or Healy in midfield with Holland.

Think I'll hve to agree with you on that. I reckon the fact that hes not first choice at his club anymore is really affecting his international performances.

LizardKing

Well ya cannot get a much worse performance than Saturday , I'm expecting a narrow win ... 2-1 but I hope it's more comfortable than that ....

cournioni

3-0 to Ireland.

By the way, whats the odds on the Ireland fans booing Arveladze? Could be worth a bet.

Lennoxschips

Connolly wasn't bad against Albania. He gave great ball to Keane which Keane should have buried, and he did a lot of work in build up play in passing the ball about and helping out in midfield where Holland and Kinsella were failing miserably.

Okay, so Connolly didn't win any long balls, but we shouldn't be expecting him to either. Surely our tactics shouldn't be restricted to "lob it up to the big man" and ending up having to bring on Gary Doherty.

Connolly is a skilled player, I watched him tear apart Ajax in Amsterdam when he was at Feyenoord. He got two goals and two assists.

Seaneh

Originally posted by Lennoxschips
Connolly wasn't bad against Albania. He gave great ball to Keane which Keane should have buried, and he did a lot of work in build up play in passing the ball about and helping out in midfield where Holland and Kinsella were failing miserably.

Okay, so Connolly didn't win any long balls, but we shouldn't be expecting him to either. Surely our tactics shouldn't be restricted to "lob it up to the big man" and ending up having to bring on Gary Doherty.

Connolly is a skilled player, I watched him tear apart Ajax in Amsterdam when he was at Feyenoord. He got two goals and two assists.

I agree, he is very good, I mean you don't score them ammount of goals he has this year if you are a bad player, not even in devision one.

mike65

A draw except for the own goal which Breen scores in the 6th min of extra time!

Nah, it'll be a narrow.....?

Mike.

jonno

Now why didnt I visit the bookies on the way home from work yesterday?:p

ciano

Originally posted by jonno
Now why didnt I visit the bookies on the way home from work yesterday?:p

You and me both!

Ping Chow Chi

nice to see Reid getting nentioned

gooo tricky trees !!

Sposs

Originally posted by Sposs
2 - 0

We haven't got the fire power to win by any more.

Finally got a result correct

Kilbane for once had a stormer,and are people blind to how good Colin Healy is,will someone please sign him.