Republic of Ireland vs. Italy - 10/10/09 **KO 8:00 PM** [mod warning post #160]

Sully

A decent enough game. Ireland did pretty well. It hurts me that we couldn't keep the win in the last few mins, thats what the biggest let down for me is. Alas, to the play offs we go.

CHD

Slightly more confident about getting there now, bring on the playoffs

Xavi6

If we defend like that in the playoffs we won't be going to any World Cup.

Mr.Nice Guy

What are the odds of Ireland within seconds giving away such a soft goal to the Italians? I don't know maybe my emotions are getting the better of me but f*ck that anyway.

Peyton Manning

Jaysus, Dunphy is some clown.

prendy

dunphy is a gob****e... terrible performance he reckons????

wtf?

McGrath5

Here we go with Dunphy.

noodler

8 years and counting since we beat an international side of any note.

kenon

Disappointing because we scored so late and couldnt manage to hold onto the lead.

But we got two draws out of the world champions and we're in the play-offs so I'm happy.

Seaneh

Dunphy is totally right!

Ireland were cack!

The Sparrow

Shut the **** up Dunphy.

The_B_Man

Sure even if we won, italy woulda still been top after wednesday! They'll never lose to cyprus!

OPENROAD

Dunphy on form Come on Eamo

Spiritoftheseventies

As the panel said two goals from set pieces. Time to put our foot down and get Andy Reid back in this team.

ShooterSF

Xavi6 wrote: »

If we defend like that in the playoffs we won't be going to any World Cup.

We will if we score like a million goals!

C'mon lads. Had we been offered the play offs with this squad at the start of the tournament we'd take it. Plus it means we'll get a better group for the Euros.

SK1979

Before the game I'd have taken a point, after watching the game I'm gutted that we didn't win.

In saying that though, this is a decentish Italian team.

Any hope of us getting a favourable draw in the play-offs?

I think that Ukraine should be seeded, I'd take them.

Podge2k7

bayviewclose wrote: »

As the panel said two goals from set pieces. Time to put our foot down and get Andy Reid back in this team.

+1

Diabhal Beag

Hardly the worst Italian team ever. What a load of ****e. Dunphy being super-negative again.

Peyton Manning

Well at least we'll have Stephen Reid and Damien Duff back for the playoffs.

Podge2k7

We should of won tbh.
Before the game i would of taken a draw but we should of won in the end, terrible defending for the second.........

kenco

Lukewarm at best

You should NEVER give away a lead gained in the 87th min but you could see it coming a mile off.....We dont have the killer instinct to put teams away and keep them away.

Great goal by Whelan (look on Buffons face priceless). Good from OShea (apart from the goal). I like Lawrance a lot and think he should start with Duff on the other wing

The Sparrow

Bla Bla Bla Andy Reid Bla Bla Bla

Jaysus if you were beamed down from space you would think that Andy Reid was Messi and Ronaldo mixed into one. Instead of an average premiersship footballer that was about a stone and a half overweight until this season.

**** off Dunphy.

OPENROAD

This is why I love RTE, Come on Eamo

Sherifu

Dunphy has the bit between his teeth tonight

His lover Souness is trying to calm him down :pac:

Hank Scorpio

i for one like what dunphy is saying, hes speaking what the public is thinking

Peyton Manning

Fair play to Liam Lawrence tonight. His deliveries from set pieces were quality, and did well to track back with Grosso 90% of the time. Delighted for him.

Flamed Diving

People are afraid of the truth.

Latchy

It's always in the last 2 or 3 minutes of important matches that Ireland concede a goal , have lost Count and you sort of expected the Italians to score . Wouldn't it have boosted the confidence of the team no end if they had got a historic victory ? But they are in the play offs . Game still on ,dream still alive

Xavi6

Archimedes wrote: »

Fair play to Liam Lawrence tonight. His deliveries from set pieces were quality, and did well to track back with Grosso 90% of the time. Delighted for him.

Indeed. He was my MOM.

d22ontour

ShooterSF wrote: »

We will if we score like a million goals!

C'mon lads. Had we been offered the play offs with this squad at the start of the tournament we'd take it. Plus it means we'll get a better group for the Euros.

Taking the play offs is a fair point but looking at how the games panned out we should have won this group but the mindset wasn't there which cost us points in all of the 5 drawn games.Our mindset is from an Italian whose approach on football is not to lose 1st.A playoff which our current set up will see us go out in probability isn't a success considering how this group panned out.We should have eased this group considering how poor Italy have been.This without mentioning Andy Reid/Stephen Ireland.

noodler

Giles is speaking alot of sense. As if we would lose something by taking out Andrews.

Ruu

Ruu wrote: »

Come on!

what's the score?

dogpile

I totally hear what Dunphy's saying about Reid but it's a fact he never gave him nearly as much credit when he was in the team

Spiritoftheseventies

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Hardly the worst Italian team ever. What a load of ****e. Dunphy being super-negative again.

That Italian team did nothing in European Championships. And likewise in Confederations cup.
We would be in South Africa now if Andy Reid was in our team. As Dunphy says he ran the show at Old Trafford. That midfield is honest. But honest teams is no guarantee for success.

Boskowski

I think that Eamon Dunphy is an i***t. Period.

Also, what's with 'should of won'? Neither does it make sense nor does it sound cool or anything. It's 'should have won'.

git_ireland

Lads, the defending for Italys second goal was feckin shocking.
But do you in all honesty believe Ireland should have won that match tonight.
Personally I dont, Italy didnt play their game. Personally I think they played for a draw after their equaliser. Dont mind Dunphy saying were awful, we werent awful, we played to our ability and came nowhere near to Italys ability. Fair enough our set pieces were top draw but I feel Italy could have steped it up if they were under pressure and they did for their second goal.

Had someone offered a draw this morning I would have bit their hand off, so I for one am happy in the knowledge that we have secured our play off place with the one point. Roll on Russia

dreamers75

d22ontour wrote: »

Taking the play offs is a fair point but looking at how the games panned out we should have won this group but the mindset wasn't there which cost us points in all of the 5 drawn games.Our mindset is from an Italian whose approach on football is not to lose 1st.A playoff which our current set up will see us go out in probability isn't a success considering how this group panned out.We should have eased this group considering how poor Italy have been.This without mentioning Andy Reid/Stephen Ireland.

Away goals and we sorted.


Though we played tonight, seems a lot of people forgot italy and world champions for a reason. they still missing a player or 2 but would expect them in the semis next year. When needed they turned it on.

We will be playing france in the playoffs.

soma

While I am not blaming him at all, I think the difference between a draw and a win tonight was Shay 'superhuman' Given not turning up tonight - he looked really shorn of confidence all night..?

shiibata

SK1979 wrote: »

I think that Ukraine should be seeded, I'd take them.

Think they will be in pot with us, loks like russia,france, greece and portugal will be the seeded teams. Hopefuly we get Greece

Xavi6

Considering we've actually only beaten Georgia and Montenegro in this campaign we're lucky that the rest of the group is so shite allowing us a playoff place.

Spiritoftheseventies

Again Italy a totally different team from side that won World Cup. Brazil destroyed them in confederations cup. Very short on pace.

kenco

bayviewclose wrote: »

That Italian team did nothing in European Championships. And likewise in Confederations cup.
We would be in South Africa now if Andy Reid was in our team. As Dunphy says he ran the show at Old Trafford. That midfield is honest. But honest teams is no guarantee for success.

WAR the Italiens were beaten by the winners in the last Euros and that win was regarded by most as the biggest victory in recent Spanish history. I dont think that team tonight were world beaters but they are bloody good and to come back from a 2-1 with 3 mins to go is a reflection of what they are - World Champs

leninbenjamin

to make use of Reid without sacrificing defence we'd have to play 4-5-1 but we don't have the forwards for that. Trapp likes 4-4-2 anyway so it's moot.

as for the match: it's always irritating to throw away a game like that, but feck it, we have a playoff place secured for the first time since 2002. I'm happy.

Unearthly

If only we sat back after we took the lead.

I honestly NEVER thought I'd say that.

ShooterSF

Xavi6 wrote: »

Considering we've actually only beaten Georgia and Montenegro in this campaign we're lucky that the rest of the group is so shite allowing us a playoff place.

What was the score in cyprus?

dannydiamond

prendy wrote: »

well done lads now lets finish it wednesday.

There has rarely been a competetive game of less relevelance than Wendesday night!

git_ireland

Unearthly wrote: »

If only we sat back after we took the lead.

I honestly NEVER thought I'd say that.

But if we had have sat back after the lead we would have been bombarded with all sorts of shots. Not sayin youd notice that we tried to push forward but the lads did what they were capable of doing.
All this lark of Andy Reid - Stephen Ireland. Andy wants to play - Stephen dosent. Trap, I feel has made up his mind on Reid already, hopefully he sees some sense and calls him up now that whelan is banned on wednesday.
What real alternative have we got for Whelan in the current squad?

See Trap even said " again, Andy Reid ". He needs to get over whatever it is causing him problems.

hudsonriver

im disapointed lads..












... traps interpreter isnt the usual quality

noodler

soma wrote: »

While I am not blaming him at all, I think the difference between a draw and a win tonight was Shay 'superhuman' Given not turning up tonight - he looked really shorn of confidence all night..?

What the hell.....

He had about 4 shots on him all night. Both goals were scored on the 6 yard box.

Do you remember the superb way he held onto Grosso's volley?

Seriously, if you are looking for attention and trying to break the mould with regards reasons for the result then you should look elsewhere.

McGrath5

hudsonriver wrote: »

im disapointed lads..












... traps interpreter isnt the usual quality

Agreed.