Denmark vs Ireland, World Cup Play-Off 1st Leg, kick-off 7.45, RTE 2 & Sky Sports

Esse85

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Yea, but he's Irish, could act like it. He is broadcasting to Ireland fans, not neutrals . I love the passion of the Brazilian commentators .

Go off and watch Brazil so.

gandalf

I was wondering for a few minutes who this Delaney guy was playing for us until it clicked he was Danish!

GreNoLi

RobbingBandit wrote: »

One man crusade from McClean neeed more up there with him.

He's nothing if not brave, dull affair so far.

BorneTobyWilde

UrbanFret wrote: »

One of the most atrocious halves of football from Ireland that I have ever seen. O'neill is an embarrassment of a manager.

He set out to do this, geez. Going according to plan, plan is to be in this game in second leg, not 5-0 down.

OldMrBrennan83

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BorneTobyWilde

Hit his shoulder ! S o close

sligeach

Brilliant run from Christie.

Gizmo55

Not one person in the box

GreNoLi

Christie should have used his left foor.

Oat23

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Calm the feck down there chappy

Perfectly calm. Being half Egyptian I've heard it all before. I was just trying to educate.

shamrock55

gilberto_eire wrote: »

How does MoN watch game after game of this and think it's acceptable?.

The selections are irrelevant when the shape/set up is this counter productive to holding the ball.

It's perplexing that after a decade of this from Trapp and MoN that we're always there or there abouts.

The luck of the Irish must really exist.

Tbf it's the only way this team can compete,Mon simply doesn't have the players to play any other way,the guy is a fcukin miracle worker if you ask me to even get this team to this stage,it's the worst Irish team in 40 yrs

Who would have guessed, playing football leads to chances

Harry Palmr

gandalf wrote: »

I was wondering for a few minutes who this Delaney guy was playing for us until it clicked he was Danish!

Can't be, he's got an Irish name

tigger123

All good so far. Reckon we could nick a win here. Feels very like Cardiff.

UrbanFret

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

He set out to do this, geez. Going according to plan, plan is to be in this game in second leg, not 5-0 down.

Its embarrassing and its only luck that has kept us in it , At least the last 5 mins have promised better.

Gizmo55

An away goal is here for the taking. MON needs to give them a bollocking.

sligeach

I think we should be happy so far, all things considered.

OldMrBrennan83

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BorneTobyWilde

We need to keep it thrashy and hit them when we can.

jamesbere

GreNoLi wrote: »

Christie should have used his left foor.

There's a joke there somewhere

Kermit.de.frog

That was "satisfactory" for us.

Would love us to get the away goal.

Christy impressive on the run.

FixdePitchmark

they are not ready when we press at all.

Our slow pace - genuinely makes them a bit panicked if we press fast and high.

Rikand

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Yea, but he's Irish, could act like it. He is broadcasting to Ireland fans, not neutrals . I love the passion of the Brazilian commentators .

And to think we all gave out about Gerry Armstrong the other night....

RicketyCricket

Gizmo55 wrote: »

An away goal is here for the taking. MON needs to give them a bollocking.

He won't. This is how he wants us to play.

briany

Denmark definitely had the better in that first half, but Denmark's chances did not come about by them forcing the issue. Clark showing himself to be a liability in high pressure situations once again. At least Ireland got a bit of forward play towards the end.

Anyway, as anyone could have predicted, Ireland doing their damnedest trying to prevent a game of football from breaking out.

The Talking Bread

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Yes it should have been a goal. But George saying should have been the first suggests he thinks there are many more to come. He loves saying crap like this.
It should have been a goal, full stop, not one of many to come.

WTF are you on about!!

Little to be irritated about.

It should have been the first. There is no other way to design it in words.

He didn't say anything about "one of many to come"

GreNoLi

jamesbere wrote: »

There's a joke there somewhere

I was hoping someone would 'educate' me.

TheCitizen

Game passing young O’Dowda by. Get him off for Hoolahan and get a vital away goal here

Kermit.de.frog

50/50 possession

noodler

sligeach wrote: »

I think we should be happy so far, all things considered.

Yeah, danes have had the two best chances and no one has been booked.

noodler

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

50/50 possession

Is that what Opta says?

That can't be right, surely?

Mr.Nice Guy

We came into it more near the end of the half but we're fortunate not to be a goal down. Denmark not clinical with the chances that came their way.

The Christie chance summed up the problem. Murphy had done well to hold the ball up earlier in the move but he doesn't have the pace to get near the box and provide an option. I hope to see Long on at the 60-65 minute mark if nothing changes.

FixdePitchmark

TheCitizen wrote: »

Game passing young O’Dowda by. Get him off for Hoolahan and get a vital away goal here

yes he started all energy - but he seems out of place.

fullstop

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Yea, but he's Irish, could act like it. He is broadcasting to Ireland fans, not neutrals . I love the passion of the Brazilian commentators .

But British commentators get **** on here for being biased. He's calling the game as he sees it.

Kermit.de.frog

noodler wrote: »

Is that what Opta says?

That can't be right, surely?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2017/nov/11/denmark-v-republic-of-ireland-world-cup-play-off-first-leg-live

PTH2009

It's a weird game

Both as **** as each other

The Talking Bread

fullstop wrote: »

But British commentators get **** on here for being biased. He's calling the game as he sees it.

And the gas thing about it is that George is from Belfast!

rebel girl 15

noodler wrote: »

Is that what Opta says?

That can't be right, surely?

68-32 to Denmark according to BBC website

Vicxas

Tense first half.

Eamon calling for the second coming of Wes already

GFish

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noodler

rebel girl 15 wrote: »

68-32 to Denmark according to BBC website

Sounds more like it tbh.

SlickRic

You can't start picking out individual players for being anonymous or not showing much when MON's instructions are obviously safety first at all costs.

The midfield has been told to take no chances on the ball. If you take no chances (i.e. won't play a forward pass, or try a one-two, or even get your head up to see what's ahead of you) then what chance do they have.

It'd been 7 minutes gone and the ball came off a Danish player and came towards Stephen Ward under no pressure. MON could be seen gesturing for Ward to slow down, and Ward just let the ball run out of play.

ziggyman17

Hoolahan for O'Dowda to add a bit of composure, he can find that pass to get a goal.........

Agent Coulson

Dunphy ready to cry again.



He seriously needs to go into some sort of treatment and get help.

noodler

Vicxas wrote: »

Tense first half.

Eamon calling for the second coming of Wes already

Made the difference in quite a few big games over the last year+ in fairness.

ricero

Dunphy bang on the money

rebel girl 15

Kevin Doyle impressive on Sky

Yillan

We won't be hugging ourselves?

What in the world?

Gizmo55

Dunphy’s right, Denmark are sh1te. We’re just even worse sh1te so far.

DJIMI TRARORE

Pretty much as expected,the Danes playing a bit of ball,even if it is longball v hoofball(there is a difference). Mon will be delighted at HT