Ireland v Italy -

thelad95

Score guys?

edgecutter

Aidric wrote: »

Is anyone else listening to the bein sports stream? :pac:

'Martin O Neil's leprauchans have come out and really taken the game to Italy'

I have put the game on mute. God love his the yank commentating with him, can you imagine having to listen to that for another 45 minutes?

kevohmsford

thelad95 wrote: »

Score guys?

0-0 half time

TiGeR KiNgS

edgecutter wrote: »

I have put the game on mute. God love his the yank commentating with him, can you imagine having to listen to that for another 45 minutes?

I think the commentary is brilliant. Way better than the generic 'x passes to y etc.....'

Aidric

LostBoy101 wrote: »

Laughable alright. He must be on something.

Who is that joker?

Jelle1880

Ray Hudson, normally commentates on Barcelona games and creams his pants every time Messi touches the ball.

RayCon

My stream is Portuguese commentary ... I can make out Roy Keane to Celtic :pac:

TiGeR KiNgS

Aidric wrote: »

Who is that joker?

Ray Hudson - some ex pro, MLS coach

Jelle1880

This is going to end 1-0 to Italy on a counter.

Ireland wasting chance after chance.

Headshot

England as bad as they are wont have anything to worry about with this Italian team

RayCon

Ireland getting chances

Duff

Long has to be the most frustrating player to watch in an Irish shirt. Maybe after McGeady.

Patser

Jaysus Long. 2 chances there to do something!!

Again to open that can of worms, you know Keane would have somehow scored

TiGeR KiNgS

Hes off like a prom dress.

Haha now Iv heard everything

kevohmsford

Ireland should be winning at this stage. A couple of great chances.

Paully D

Patser wrote: »

Jaysus Long. 2 chances there to do something!!

Again to open that can of worms, you know Keane would have somehow scored

Long is a very, very average finisher. The 3rd worst chance conversion % of all strikers in the Premier League with 5 or more goals the season just passed.

Pudsy33

Paully D wrote: »

Long is a very, very average finisher. The 3rd worst chance conversion % of all strikers in the Premier League with 5 or more goals the season just passed.

It's a pity because he has all the physical attributes.

Patser

Paully D wrote: »

Long is a very, very average finisher. The 3rd worst chance conversion % of all strikers in the Premier League with 5 or more goals the season just passed.

Just adds to the frustration of watching him. He's more athletic than Keane ever was, faster, in a lot of ways more hardworking but when the chances fall to him he always seems to hit them too close to the GK (unless he's playing against Villa)

DerekDGoldfish

Headshot wrote: »

England as bad as they are wont have anything to worry about with this Italian team

No, but they may have to worry about their first choice team playing in a competitive environment.

Patser

Phew - offside
And clearly so on replay

RayCon

Close one. Phew

Paully D

Pudsy33 wrote: »

It's a pity because he has all the physical attributes.

Patser wrote: »

Just adds to the frustration of watching him. He's more athletic than Keane ever was, faster, in a lot of ways more hardworking but when the chances fall to him he always seems to hit them too close to the GK (unless he's playing against Villa)

Aye, if he was a better finisher I think he'd be playing for a better team than Hull City. As you both say, he has lots of the other attributes.

TiGeR KiNgS

coleman did brilliant letting him go there.

Patser

Forde has been a great find for Ireland since he seemed to come from nowhere after Given's decline. I know he's 34 but how come he never made a big team. Looking at his history he was back and forth between Irish and Lower English leagues. Has he just blossomed as he got older, or just been very, very happy/passionate when he pulls on an Irish jersey

Patser

Also not watching the Bein commentary but judging by earlier Leprechaun comments what did they have to say after Quinn's introduction - he absolutely fits the stereotype

statesaver

Huge Italian crowd there. The Irish must be out numbered.

Paully D

Cracking game and atmosphere for a friendly, I have to say. Very enjoyable.

thelad95

That Italian kit is horrible...

Patser

23000 attendence for a friendly game in a neutral venue. What was attendence for Turkey in Dublin last week?

Edit: Quick google shows official attendence of 25000

Patser

JUST PUT IT IN!!!!!!!

statesaver

how did they not score

Duff

"He thanks his big, white, skinny friend, above him here!" LOL!

statesaver

Duff wrote: »

"He thanks his big, white, skinny friend, above him here!" LOL!

Edit: Must be Ray Hudson

Neeson

statesaver wrote: »

Ray hudson

TiGeR KiNgS

Italy are poor, only invention is the ball over the top from 40+ yards

Paully D

TiGeR KiNgS wrote: »

Italy are poor, only invention is the ball over the top from 40+ yards

It's virtually their second choice team though and after seeing Montolivo's injury they've been going in first gear.

Headshot

Their full backs are ****ing woeful

Duff

Been impressed by Quinn. Composed and confident on the ball.

Moneymaker

Italy are taking it handy here lads.

Pretty obvious really.

whiskeyman

Some good confidence by the lads here.
Still, our next competitive game will be the true test.

statesaver

Enjoyable game for a friendly.

Good luck to Italy.

Bounty Hunter

Italy have some really good players many of whom were playing for their place in their world cup squad today and considering how they started the match a point is a pretty good result for Ireland here. Now off to America to play Costa Rica & Portugal, it will be interesting to see what squad go on that trip.

Hank Scorpio

Ireland had much better chances overall but sadly failed to convert, promising stuff though. Coleman is an absolute diamond

Banjaxed82

nuxxx wrote: »

Ireland had much better chances overall but sadly failed to convert, promising stuff though. Coleman is an absolute diamond

Becoming more worrying with every game.

Ulysses Gaze

Good performance by Ireland and I was encouraged by how confident they were on the ball.

We really lack a decent finisher though. Think Robbie would have netted at least two or three of those chances tonight.

aramush

Hoolahan, Long, Coleman, Hendrick and Pilkington very good.. Ward, its a no from me.

DUBACC

Someone should just put an arm around ward and usher him away from the Ireland setup. It's astonishing that he keeps playing.

TiGeR KiNgS

DUBACC wrote: »

Someone should just put an arm around ward and usher him away from the Ireland setup. It's astonishing that he keeps playing.

But who replaces him ?

Wilberto

There was no winner in that match, but there was definitely a loser. You have to feel for Montolivio who is now going to miss the World Cup.



On the match though, it was an impressive performance, albeit against a team who did not want to pick up injuries especially after they lost the aforementioned Montolivio, and also Aquilani.

Very good performances from certain players like Pilkington and Long, and even McLean when he came on, but the stand out player for me was Jeff Hendrick for his work rate. The difference between him and Glenn Whelan though is that Hendrick can actually pass a ball forward!

I'd also like to see Jonathon Walters get a decent run up front. He's a beast up there who can hold up the ball and lay it off well.

Wilberto

Oh and, as was mentioned, Stephen Ward shouldn't be anywhere near the team but, unfortunately, his inclusion highlights just how depraved we are in the defenders department!!