Ireland v Germany

Strumms

We need Mcgeady out wide and Hoolohan on the park with preferably Whelan off it.

Mantis Toboggan

Waiting for Dunphy to look for Andy Reid to come on.

ch20

Germany are not playing well.I wonder when the home crowd start turning against the German Team.Hopefully Ireland can hold out get a result.

Shanotheslayer

Dunphy spot on. Rare.

GLaDOS

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Dunphy spot on. Rare.

I worry for my opinion when I find myself agreeing with Eamon.

Lapin

Dunphy.

The voice of common sense and honesty.

briany

Grid. wrote: »

Pleasssse....no more Fields of Athenry.....awful ****!!!

Halten Sie den Mund. Die Felder Von Athenry ist doch ein tolles Lied!

ColeTrain

No conviction with the ball says the lads? We have a midfield that includes Quinn, Walters and Whelan, they have zero ability on the ball, they're just workhorses and we are set up to work. We are not good enough to keep the ball against Germany.

Boskowski

We're struggling against ye to create any clear cut chances. If you could play the ball out with any kind of confidence ye could do a job on us. But no offense ye look woeful going forward. You can hardly call it that. Your best bet seems nil all.

Kerrydude1981

Dunphy never disappoints

Away to world champions,go all gung ho get beat 5 or 6 nil,he would be on complaining that the team should have been set up to frustrate the Germans.

We could be better when we do get the ball though.

Pudsy33

Eamo is right about our attacking game but he should acknowledge we have been solid enough defensively.

Nib

Boskowski wrote: »

We're struggling against ye to create any clear cut chances. If you could play the ball out with any kind of confidence ye could do a job on us. But no offense ye look woeful going forward. You can hardly call it that. Your best bet seems nil all.

Nein.

mada999

Lord Trollington wrote: »

I seen umpteen positive passes on on a number of occasions but rather than attempt them we went back to keeper and punted it long.

Thats fairly obvious.

Thing is if we concede I can actually see us trying to play

it'll be too late then

BobbyPropane

Its Trapattoni but just for this game.

murpho999

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Dunphy never disappoints

Away to world champions,go all gung ho get beat 5 or 6 nil,he would be on complaining that the team should have set up to frustrate the Germans.

In fairness he's not asking for gung ho but he hates long ball and poor passing. Can't argue with that.

daRobot

LordAwesome wrote: »

We need to show off our Long Cox up front. Give the German the Willies.

I think we're more fond of showing them our long balls myself.

Augmerson

Haven't felt this good about 45 in 70 years.

Mantis Toboggan

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Dunphy never disappoints

Away to world champions,go all gung ho get beat 5 or 6 nil,he would be on complaining that the team should have been set up to frustrate the Germans.

We could be better when we do get the ball though.

Haha I know, and some people take him seriously

Shanotheslayer

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Dunphy never disappoints

Away to world champions,go all gung ho get beat 5 or 6 nil,he would be on complaining that the team should have set up to frustrate the Germans.

He's not asking to go Gungho. His points are 100% Valid. We've a winger in CAM a Striker RW and a CAM on the bench... Made no sense. Mcgeady RW should of started. Walters CF with Keane. Hoolahan 2nd half.

My name is URL

Dunphy really does go an as if he hasn't a clue sometimes.

"why aren't they giving players a chance instead of pumping the ball up the field"

Because they're not fooking good enough like!

He seems convinced that our players are world class giant killers when he uses that line of reasoning.

briany

BobbyPropane wrote: »

Its Trapatoni but just for this game.

Would you say the same about Mourinho when Chelsea played Barca?

To be fair, there were relatively few complaints about Trapattoni's away record.

tayto lover

It's not pretty to look at but it's effective. MON has got them to half-time without conceding. Hope these tactics can see it out now. We will need fresh legs at the hour point i'd say.

nice_guy80

Get Gibson and Hoolihan onto the field and get some passing going

Whelan is a statue

Soups123

Strumms wrote: »

We need Mcgeady out wide and Hoolohan on the park with preferably Whelan off it.

We'd be steam rolled through the middle with that

dublincelt

LordAwesome wrote: »

Hamilton bitching for 45 minutes then as soon as the whistle blows it was a half "well worked" and a job "well done". Lolz.

Hamilton is clueless, spent 30 odd years commenting on a game he knows very little about.

ThunbergsAreGo

My name is URL wrote: »

Dunphy really does go an as if he hasn't a clue sometimes.

"why aren't they giving players a chance instead of pumping the ball up the field"

Because they're not fooking good enough like!

He seems convinced that our players are world class giant killers when he uses that line of reasoning.

He is clueless and fairly embarrassing at this stage

Yillan

Who taught Dara the word facet?

mada999

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Dunphy never disappoints

Away to world champions,go all gung ho get beat 5 or 6 nil,he would be on complaining that the team should have been set up to frustrate the Germans.

We could be better when we do get the ball though.

it's not about being gung ho... it's about actually playing without fear and passing the ball a few yards ahead of you to a player who made a run forward... that's not gung ho... that's how you play football.. pass and move, not pass back and back to the goalie and then hoof it up...

the players have no trust in each others ability whatsoever, is this coming from the manager ?

TheCitizen

Haven't seen the 1st half. Is McGeady playing in a central role behind Keane? If that's not working, hopefully he'll switch him for Hoolahan.

Fudge You

Lord Trollington wrote: »

I seen umpteen positive passes on on a number of occasions but rather than attempt them we went back to keeper and punted it long.

Thats fairly obvious.

Thing is if we concede I can actually see us trying to play

Youre last sentence makes a lot of sense...

I didnt see many passes on myself, maybe Im too busy talking rubbish on boards...
What about fear, I think it is the fear factor that wont allow a lot of the players try and play it forward.
As Brady says, Its "nervous play"

Utopia Parkway

Podolski for Ginter.

GLaDOS

I'd worry for Whealan getting a 2nd yellow

hjkl

Strumms wrote: »

We need Mcgeady out wide and Hoolohan on the park with preferably Whelan off it.

Whelan is our best defensive mid.

Nib

Christ. It's on again.

Billy86

My name is URL wrote: »

Dunphy really does go an as if he hasn't a clue sometimes.

"why aren't they giving players a chance instead of pumping the ball up the field"

Because they're not fooking good enough like!

He seems convinced that our players are world class giant killers when he uses that line of reasoning.

When you have an average team it is easiest to get attention by shouting on about how it's the managers fault instead of facing the difficult truth. Basically, he's a populist, attention seeking muppet.

tayto lover

Now we have them penned in their own half

BobbyPropane

Nib wrote: »

Christ. It's on again.

The joy of football. Anxiety , anger and maybe delight in 90 mins.

GLaDOS

Jesus ****ing christ Walters pass the fukcing ball!

Yillan

Brainless from Walters there

Fudge You

Billy86 wrote: »

When you have an average team it is easiest to get attention by shouting on about how it's the managers fault instead of facing the difficult truth. Basically, he's a populist, attention seeking muppet.

Dont you ever, And I mean ever say that about our national Hero Eamon Dunphy.

Agent Coulson

McGeady really is lost in that role.

mada999

back back back....even if there is a player ahead of you on the wing... rubbish

edgecutter

Whelan put your head up

ColeTrain

Jesus Walters, McGeady had acres there..

murpho999

It still amazes me that Glen Whelan is an international footballer.

Yillan

Great save by Neuer

BMJD

Dafuq are the Germans at??

Utopia Parkway

Sniff of a goal chance there.

Lapin

Too fúcking slow and indecisive.

Mantis Toboggan

Where was the midfield there?