Republic of Ireland vs España

gandalf

"And Walters plays it to Whelan and Whelan hoffs it to the nearest Red Shirt" FFFFFSSSSSS!

FutureGuy

whelan and mcgeady off for mcclean and gibbo please. Nothing to lose now.

Helix

cambo2008 wrote: »

What a save.
Where was that earlier Shay?

he's pretty much always been that shay

great shot stopper, zero command of his area. does the hard things well, not so great with the basics

Paparazzo

Have we had possession in the opposition half so far this half?

kincsem

I think we have lulled them into a false sense of overconfidence. :pac:

Fowler87

fullstop wrote: »

Fowler87 wrote: »

Ah had no chance in fairness

He had no chance? Why the hell did he parry it straight back into traffic FFS?

Wtf did defenders give it away in the build up. Suppose ya wont give crdit for that top safe :rolleyes:

antodeco

Great save by Shay. We then counter and good the ball and lose it!

Nuri Sahin

Save of the tourney so far.

desaparecidos

Straight at him tbf

Rhys Essien

Wilson,Duffy and Clark need to be drafted up in September.

Ward and St Ledger need early retirment,they are just terrible.

Barlett

Oh ffs , how was Given meant to save that, unless he was stretch armstrong. People shouldn't be surprised by the mistakes either, when your chasing the ball constantly the mind gets tired.

Jayob10

Colonialboy wrote: »

alot of those players were past their sell by date, Traps fault for asking too much of them and wrecking their reputation, Keane isnt a starter, Given is injured, none of the fresh crop were given a chance

whats the point of the new players doing well in training they know they wont be picked

How do you know they are doing well in training?

We just have a poor selection of players, poor players playing under pressure will make mistakes, its that simple.

One myth that has been proved is this so called defensive solidity. We have been extremely fortunate not to get a couple of hidings in qualifying.

Getting to these euros has been proved to be a miraculous achievement.

kingshankly

This is possibly the most one sided competitive international match I have seen in years

gavmcg92

Why do we keep standing off when they are at the edge of our box?

bizmark

gandalf wrote: »

"And Walters plays it to Whelan and Whelan hoffs it to the nearest Red Shirt" FFFFFSSSSSS!

Its unbelievable this guys in the team or a professional player

aindriu80

to be honest, when looking at an Irish player trying to make a pass to another player when it counts and miss its very disappointing when you see the passes completed with the Spanish.

We don't have any development programs for Irish players and its a lot of hit and hope

Paparazzo

It's official, McGeady is shíte

Pompey Magnus

At least the players won't get downhearted at the scoreline as they haven't shown any heart to start with in this tournament .

dfx-

That turn from Iniesta:)

G.K.

Whelan is dire at ball retention.

Soups123

2 great saves from Given

super_furry

Sometimes you just have to hold up your hands and recognise that we're coming second best to one of the best football teams ever to play together.

Samich

Stolen from someone else

"This is like playing FIFA when the other lad is gone to the toilet."

Soups123

Soups123 wrote: »

2 great saves from Given

1 mistake 3 good saves.....he's consistent shay.

kitakyushu

It's incredibly difficult to pass under these conditions, but that goes doubly so when you haven't had any practice in the last 4 years.

monkey9

I'd bring McClean on for Whelan to play on the left, move McGeady to the centre and then with a few minutes left, just take Ward off and bring on Shane Long to whack it up to him!

fullstop

Fowler87 wrote: »

Wtf did defenders give it away in the build up. Suppose ya wont give crdit for that top safe :rolleyes:

Would I not, no? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: I'm one of his biggest fans but there's no way he's fit.

yomtea98

Rhys Essien wrote: »

Wilson,Duffy and Clark need to be drafted up in September.

Ward and St Ledger need early retirment,they are just terrible.

St ledger has been ok.Ward is rubbish

gavmcg92

Is this the type of game you expect from a rank 1 vs rank 18?

Will I Amnt

**** off McGeady,make an effort to jump ffs.

ctrl-alt-delete

Even the ref knows not to bother his arse breaking forward when Ireland try

Trampas

Trap to make us roll over for Italy.

should have posted this in Conspiracy Theories

Guy:Incognito

super_furry wrote: »

Sometimes you just have to hold up your hands and recognise that we're coming second best to one of the best football teams ever to play together.

We#re somehow managing to be 3rd best.

kingshankly

kingshankly wrote: »

Westwood has to start against italy

Because Given is enjoying himself so much picking them out of the net so its only fair Westwood gets a turn? :rolleyes:

Great save there.

Quite frank and honest we are paying €2m a year for a manager who has the team set up to defend to the extent that they wont even cross the half way line. People tell me he doesnt have the players but he wont even try young players in friendlies.

bizmark

super_furry wrote: »

Sometimes you just have to hold up your hands and recognise that we're coming second best to one of the best football teams ever to play together.

Ya but our complete inability to pass for some reason makes Cyprus and co look good thats the main problem it really doesnt matter who we play this is basically it this is how our "system" works and its retarded

I refuse to believe "pros" most of which are from the top leagues in england are so inherently incapable of passing a ball 10 feet someone needs to give them confidence and freedom to do so and pick players not likedly to just **** it up the pitch,

Samich

I guess we now know what it feels like to be any team that plays Barcelona. It sucks

ParkRunner

Would be delighted to walk away with a 3-0 loss and start over. Still half an hour to get through

antodeco

Duff is doing well in fairness. Whelan, not so much.

super_furry

What is the point of Aidan McGeady?

Happy Monday

We're lucky that Villa is not fully fit.
Had he been on I think it would be 4 or 5 now.

efb

Right now Grace Jones and her Hula Hoop would be an improvement!

adox

gavmcg92 wrote: »

Is this the type of game you expect from a rank 1 vs rank 18?

Rank is certainly a word that comes to mind............

kingshankly

Deleted User wrote: »

Because Given is enjoying himself so much picking them out of the net so its only fair Westwood gets a turn? :rolleyes:

Great save there.

Quite frank and honest we are paying €2m a year for a manager who has the team set up to defend to the extent that they wont even cross the half way line. People tell me he doesnt have the players but he wont even try young players in friendlies.

No because he's the future and the experience will benefit him

In fairness, Trappatoni is 73.:pac:

kincsem

Torres trying to back-heel it into goal! Mission accomplished. We have restored his confidence.

kitakyushu

Samich wrote: »

I guess we now know what it feels like to be any team that plays Barcelona. It sucks

In fairness (were the game possible) I reckon Barca would beat Spain any day of the week. We're playing a weakened Barca here. Aren't we lucky!

Guy:Incognito

Samich wrote: »

I guess we now know what it feels like to be any team that plays Barcelona. It sucks

Chelsea didnt seem to mind.

Happy Monday

super_furry wrote: »

What is the point of Aidan McGeady?

He is a weapon of mass confusion.

BorneTobyWilde

EF wrote: »

Would be delighted to walk away with a 3-0 loss and start over. Still half an hour to get through

start over,, WE'RE OUT NOW
pack bags, forget italy game,

Daniel S

Keane's injured...




STAY THE **** DOWN!!!!! :mad::mad::mad: