Ireland vs Croatia - Match thread

barone

can see then scoring again

noodler

What on earth was Ward trying to do?

Clearance? Passback?

God the softness of the goals.

Renn

kitakyushu wrote: »

For a supposedly defensive side we have pretty much been the keystone cops of defending in that half.

Doing it all campaign. Just that Croatia have decided to be clinical in front of goal.

A-Train

Ireland are terrible showing how bad they are! No midfield, Whelan is shocking! Keane is he playing?

murpho999

I hate it as we go one goal down that posters come on here saying how crap we are.

Ireland reacted well to going one down and got an equaliser and are by no means out of the game.

Talk about supporting your team.

SlipperyPeople

keanes playing like a clown just out of clown college

Blatter

kitakyushu wrote: »

For a supposedly defensive side we have pretty much been the keystone cops of defending in that half.

It's a myth that we are a good defensive side.

The only other real decent side we've face competitively in the last two years was Russia and they made bits of us on both occasions. And here we have Croatia...

tayto lover

We are like a very poor League of Ireland team. Can't hold onto the ball or string a few passes together. This could be a very embarrassing competition for us. What's wrong when we could go to Paris and make France look poor but have no belief here ?

Francie Barrett

murpho999 wrote: »

I hate it as we go one goal down that posters come on here saying how crap we are.

Ireland reacted well to going one down and got an equaliser and are by no means out of the game.

Talk about supporting your team.

I am behind the team but not Trapattoni.

edgecutter

Poor throughout. Ward made a huge error. McGeady not in the game. Keane can hardly get a sniff. I would throw on Walters for Keane as he just ain't getting into this game. Walters would hold up the ball which is what we need.

TouchingVirus

murpho999 wrote: »

Talk about supporting your team.

You can support your team as well as be aware of their issues. We don't need the green blinkers on

noodler

murpho999 wrote: »

I hate it as we go one goal down that posters come on here saying how crap we are.

Ireland reacted well to going one down and got an equaliser and are by no means out of the game.

Talk about supporting your team.

It would be head in the sand stuff not to mention the softness of the goals.

Our style of play does not surprise me - the only unknown was how well our tactics of living on the edge would work against better teams.

Sadly, Croatia haven't even had to carve us up to get two goals.

Renn

murpho999 wrote: »

I hate it as we go one goal down that posters come on here saying how crap we are.

Ireland reacted well to going one down and got an equaliser and are by no means out of the game.

Talk about supporting your team.

Well there's no doubt Ireland are a weak team. This game (along with the past couple of years) has shown that. They were fortunate teams were terrible in front of goal during the qualifying campaign.

You can support your team but you can also be realistic about what's going on.

kitakyushu

Blatter wrote: »

It's a myth that we are a good defensive side.

The only real decent side we've face competitively in the last two years was Russia and they made bits of us on both occasions.

That's why I put in 'supposedly'. Italy did today with 5 what we can't even manage with 8.

Fowler87

****in foolish from Ward but weve reverted back to the usual defensive, hoofing ****e last 15 mins. Ridiculous mistakes after a vg goal for Ireland

frisbeeface

Being found out for letting teams walk up to our box unchallenged. Hope we can rouse ourselves for another comeback

candlegrease

IF A ****ING SCHOOLBOY MADE THE MISTAKES THE IRISH DEFENCE MADE HE'D BE ****ED OUT OF IT

noodler

tayto lover wrote: »

We are like a very poor League of Ireland team. Can't hold onto the ball or string a few passes together. This could be a very embarrassing competition for us. What's wrong when we could go to Paris and make France look poor but have no belief here ?

Shhh now.

Less of the hyperbole.

A-Train

A-Train wrote: »

Keane is he playing?

In fairness how can you expect our main striker to be influential when the ball hasn't even crossed the half way line? Traps system being exposed as highly flawed tonight. Way too much space afforded. Croatia aren't anything fantastic which is even more frustrating.

bizmark

they need to be a little more open get the ball down and play a little every ball they touch they try and lump it up field which nearly always is taken by the other side why isnt this obvious god knows what the problem with the defence is

Mr.Crinklewood

murpho999 wrote: »

I hate it as we go one goal down that posters come on here saying how crap we are.

Ireland reacted well to going one down and got an equaliser and are by no means out of the game.

Talk about supporting your team.

I'd sat the same listers are one hundred percent behind the team. Just being realistic with their few on the first half.

Savman

Lot of very harsh comments here, Ireland doing well against a good side tbh, not a whole lot in it. Evey team I've see so far has suffered from some form of nervy opening and I thought we did well to claw back a goal from a nightmare start.

tayto lover

murpho999 wrote: »

I hate it as we go one goal down that posters come on here saying how crap we are.

Ireland reacted well to going one down and got an equaliser and are by no means out of the game.

Talk about supporting your team.

Why can't we put three passes together in this game ?
We are much better than this but playing very poorly and lacking in confidence. There has to be some reason.

daRobot

Christ, this is painful to watch....

Can't get a pass together.

Frisbee

candlegrease wrote: »

IF A ****ING SCHOOLBOY MADE THE MISTAKES THE IRISH DEFENCE MADE HE'D BE ****ED OUT OF IT

WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?

johnmcdnl

murpho999 wrote: »

I hate it as we go one goal down that posters come on here saying how crap we are.

Ireland reacted well to going one down and got an equaliser and are by no means out of the game.

Talk about supporting your team.

I think a lot of people are saying they're crap or just generally disappointed because they were too terrible goals to concede... the header from 16 yards bouncing in and then that calamity

yes we did react the first time around but if we were half way competent defending the two goals we could potentially be 1-0 up rather than 2-1 down

hopefully we can go out now and react well again but we sure as **** aren't making it easy on ourselves

Jimmy Iovine

Devastating. Two soft goals. Hopefully we can nick another one.

According to the lads in the toilet in the pub Keane, Duff and McGeady are ****e. Let's hope they're talking nonsense

kitakyushu

Savman wrote: »

Lot of very harsh comments here, Ireland doing well against a good side

They're not really. They've just conceded two goals that you probably never should at this level. Give 10 or 15 of those to Spain next week and see what happens (provided Torres isn't playing of course).

sonic85

we havent been that bad but weve been sitting back too much and giving them too much time on the ball. the usual hoofing the ball down the wings hoping doyle manages to get on the end of it to hold it up.

were far from out of it but we need to change tack

Bounty Hunter

both goals felt like unexpected sucker punches where the defense and Given looked very confused. We also retreated into our defensive shell after scoring and tbh invented the croatians onto us leading to the 2nd goal. We showed when chasing the game that this Croat team can be got at however. Doyle was a nightmare at times for Corluka and from set pieces we have looked dangerous. Not much threat coming from our wings atm hopefully that will change, If there is the cnace of him getting a red later I wouldnt be shocked to see Gibson replaced Andrews and be more of an attacking option from midfield but its that very same midfield thats giving Modric far too much space.

Still dont know how I didnt wake the missus when St Ledger scored, had an internalyes you fcuking beauty moment.

adox

tayto lover wrote: »

We are like a very poor League of Ireland team. Can't hold onto the ball or string a few passes together. This could be a very embarrassing competition for us. What's wrong when we could go to Paris and make France look poor but have no belief here ?

Ah would ya stop with this ****e.

noodler

On a positive note, very impressed with Doyle so far.

PHB

I don't mind losing to a better side. I mind the fact that the two goals we gave away were utterly out of character for us, and below the performance levels of our defence and keepie.

That's what's so frustrating. Croatia aren't playing us off the park, we're just gifting it to them.

Need to get on our foot on the ball. Would be keen for Gibbo to come on for Andrews and Walters for Keane or Duff.

SirDelboy18

The passing was bad, our defense is all over the place, we are allowing them too much time on the ball. We may as well line up along Given's goal because we are so deep.

We need to buck up our ideas and fast. If we produce this performance against Spain and Italy we will concede 5 or 6 in both games.

murpho999

TouchingVirus wrote: »

You can support your team as well as be aware of their issues. We don't need the green blinkers on

noodler wrote: »

It would be head in the sand stuff not to mention the softness of the goals.

Our style of play does not surprise me - the only unknown was how well our tactics of living on the edge would work against better teams.

Sadly, Croatia haven't even had to carve us up to get two goals.

Renn wrote: »

Well there's no doubt Ireland are a weak team. This game (along with the past couple of years) has shown that. They were fortunate teams were terrible in front of goal during the qualifying campaign.

You can support your team but you can also be realistic about what's going on.

It's not green blinkers. 2 set "strange" goals from Croatia.....and we're still in this game.

We qualified ffs.........we're not 1970 Brazil but we're not as bad as mad out here.

It's only half-time as well. Like saying that The Netherlands are crap yesterday for losing.

briany

Ireland suffering from all the things that dogged the team during qfying. The scoreline is not surprising but two soft goals for Croatia.

Mr.Crinklewood

Refreshing to see some people on here who know their stuff, the rest are probably doing the Poznan

SirDelboy18

murpho999 wrote: »

It's not green blinkers. 2 set "strange" goals from Croatia.....and we're still in this game.

We qualified ffs.........we're not 1970 Brazil but we're not as bad as mad out here.

It's only half-time as well. Like saying that The Netherlands are crap yesterday for losing.

They should have had more for all the domination they had. Wake up. We have been all over the place bar a 5-10 minute spell.

Blatter

Modric is a class act btw. Superb footballer.

Renn

PHB wrote: »

I don't mind losing to a better side. I mind the fact that the two goals we gave away were utterly out of character for us, and below the performance levels of our defence and keepie.

Not out of character in terms of letting a chance like that come about. It happened throughout the campaign and it's really no surprise that the goals are now being conceded. Rode their luck for far too long imo.

Still not totally out of this game but I'm struggling to see Croatia throwing it away.

edgecutter

First half was ****e, but I think we can get at them. Subs are needed though. I think Walters is the guy for a game like this.

Renn

murpho999 - Netherlands haven't been for years. Ireland have been playing pretty crap football for years and it's showing.

Jelle1880

Blatter wrote: »

Modric is a class act btw. Superb footballer.

Absolutely, can't see him stay at Spurs much longer.

Bodhisopha

briany wrote: »

Ireland suffering from all the things that dogged the team during qfying. The scoreline is not surprising but two soft goals for Croatia.

Yeah but the argument always was that we've qualified for a major tournament for the first time in 10 years, Trap is doing a fantastic job, we're not Barcelona and the naysayers should shut up and try to enjoy being rubbish. Keep drinking.

Francie Barrett

Am I right in saying that Ward assisted for both Croatian goals? Looked to get a touch to set up the first too...

kitakyushu

Best we can hope for now I reckon is our usual approach of holding it til 75 and then giving it all for an equaliser.

D1976

Frisbee wrote: »

candlegrease wrote: »

IF A ****ING SCHOOLBOY MADE THE MISTAKES THE IRISH DEFENCE MADE HE'D BE ****ED OUT OF IT

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murpho999

murpho999 wrote: »

I hate it as we go one goal down that posters come on here saying how crap we are.

Ireland reacted well to going one down and got an equaliser and are by no means out of the game.

Talk about supporting your team.

Fair point but i just wish that for once we'd take the game to them for a change. the french side from 2009 were better than them (albeit managed by Raymond the astrologist)

Neil3030

Keane -> Walters
McGeady -> McClean

D1976

Frisbee wrote: »

candlegrease wrote: »

IF A ****ING SCHOOLBOY MADE THE MISTAKES THE IRISH DEFENCE MADE HE'D BE ****ED OUT OF IT

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