Poland vs Ireland, Friendly, k.o. 7.45pm, Sky Sports Mix

Mr.Nice Guy

Odds:

Poland 1/2
Draw 3/1
Ireland 5/1

After a dreadful performance against Wales, and a build-up to this game dogged by controversy, it's time for the boys of green to try and restore some positivity. Can it be done against an impressive Poland side? Team news:

Poland XI: Szczesny, Kędziora, Glik, Kaminski, Reca, Kurzawa, Krychowiak, Linetty, Błaszczykowski, Milik, Piatek.

Ireland XI: Randolph, Christie, Keogh, Egan, Long, Stevens, Hendrick, Williams, O'Dowda, Robinson, O'Brien.

O'Brien makes his debut and Stevens and Williams start for the first time.

Lewandowski is on the bench but expect him to come on for his 100th cap.

How do you see tonight going? I caught Poland's draw with Italy the other night and I thought they looked very good. I'm not optimistic at all. I reckon a Poland win by two goals.

weldoninhio

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Odds:

Poland 1/2
Draw 3/1
Ireland 5/1

After a dreadful performance against Wales, and a build-up to this game dogged by controversy, it's time for the boys of green to try and restore some positivity. Can it be done against an impressive Poland side? Team news:



O'Brien makes his debut and Stevens and Williams start for the first time.

Lewandowski is on the bench but expect him to come on for his 100th cap.

How do you see tonight going? I caught Poland's draw with Italy the other night and I thought they looked very good. I'm not optimistic at all. I reckon a Poland win by two goals.

No Matt Doherty. One of our only Premier League players, and doing well in a very good Wolves team. O’Neill is taking the pi55.

johnnyryan89

Honestly this is the first time every I couldn't give a shìt about the result. My interest in the senior is just meh at the moment.

Rossi IRL

I'll watch it but I'm expecting nothing with that 541 looking formation.

Mr.Nice Guy

Big let-off for Ireland as Milik heads wide from close range.

Mahony0509

We literally have no shape. What system are we playing? I can't figure out what the tactics are.

Ferris_Bueller

Mahony0509 wrote: »

We literally have no shape. What system are we playing? I can't figure out what the tactics are.

My stream is awful but looks like a 3-5-2, Williams deepest midfielder and Hendrick/O'Dowda either side of him.

SEPT 23 1989

Falling asleep watching this

TheCitizen

Ireland working hard with a makeshift team. Christie doing his best to undo all the hard work

the butcher

TheCitizen wrote: »

Ireland working hard with a makeshift team. Christie doing his best to undo all the hard work

Christie has pretty much made the majority of the errors so far.

Ferris_Bueller

We're not playing as badly as I expected, at least we aren't camped on the edge of our own box for the opening 30 mins.

Strumms

Jeez ref must have left the cards in the dressing room. Consistent at least, for both sides.

alta stare

Wow this thread is dead. This has to be the quietest Ireland match thread ever.

Mr.Nice Guy

0-0 at the break. We've done better than I expected, without threatening much. I'd like to see us offer more in the final third. Christie has given it away often when in a decent position. Would like to see Doherty get a run out.

Game definitely has a friendly vibe to it.

whiskeyman

alta stare wrote: »

Wow this thread is dead. This has to be the quietest Ireland match thread ever.

Was thinking that! Not even a page after HT.
Says a lot about the interest in the national team right now.

Coillte_Bhoy

Just happy we're not getting a kicking and at least trying to keep possession instead of aimless hoofing up the pitch

alta stare

Do we think a draw and playing well takes the heat off MON?

Mr.Nice Guy

Decent move there involving O'Dowda.

recyclebin

Watching this on polish channel tvp1 on satellite tv as i dont have sky on the dodgy box anymore. They had a 15 min commerical break at half time!!! The ads were more exciting than the match and i dont speak polish

Mahony0509

WE DID A GOAL

Mr.Nice Guy

O'BRIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNNNN

1-0! We deserve the lead too based on chances before that. Lovely cross from O'Dowda.

recyclebin

Just put the commentators curse on it!

briany

alta stare wrote: »

Do we think a draw and playing well takes the heat off MON?

Maybe in the view of the FAI collar tuggers it does, but O'Neill can't be long for the job. He's done some good with the team over his tenure, but almost every manager loses the dressing room eventually, so time to start fresh.

TheCitizen

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaas

Rossi IRL

Jaysus how bad are Poland if we can score against them.


Doherty on as a sub aswell

Strumms

What was Matt Doherty doing at that last corner ? Putting his hand up and waiting for a whistle and flag with the ball at his feet 10 yards from his own goal... right !

tayto lover

It was a well worked goal and well taken.

Arghus

Poland are playing in first gear, but at least Ireland are trying to hold onto the ball.

alta stare

So who scored?

tayto lover

alta stare wrote: »

So who scored?

Aidan O'Brien.

willowthewisp

Back to the good old days of a big Millwall lad up front.

Could be a famous away win in the face of much adversity.

alta stare

tayto lover wrote: »

Aidan O'Brien.

Lovely thanks.

Pighead

willowthewisp wrote: »

Back to the good old days of a big Millwall lad up front.

Could be a famous away win in the face of much adversity.

Hardly big!

The Talking Bread

"Martin you're the one, you still turn me on, football's coming home again|"

irishguitarlad

willowthewisp wrote: »

Back to the good old days of a big Millwall lad up front.

Could be a famous away win in the face of much adversity.

It's a friendly.

Mr.Nice Guy

Shaun Williams has done well tonight.

Strumms

Flooding the defense with 20 minutes to play. I’d be amazed if we come close to winning this. We don’t seem to have any ability to retain possession or indeed win it back with any regularity barring a Polish error.

antodeco

Commentary is shocking in this game. Falling asleep from it!

Strumms

Great header by Keogh. One of the bravest players I’ve seen pull-on the green shirt.

Strumms

And when we do gain terrority deep enough into Polish !!! half the player with the ball has no support and we loose it, rinsed repeated.

Corholio

Strumms wrote: »

deep enough into Danish half

That's pretty damn deep alright :P

Mr.Nice Guy

Bah. Klich equalises for Poland.

Carved us open.

Strumms

Can’t say it wasn’t coming, we looked completely statuesque back there.

the butcher

Poland go into third gear for the first time by running at us and they get a goal..

Subs haven’t made an impact.

weldoninhio

Surprised Lewandowski didn’t get his 100th cap.

Randolph timewasting in a friendly is just pathetic.

Mr.Nice Guy

1-1 at Full-Time. We deserved at least a draw. Shame we couldn't get the win. The substitutes added very little. I thought Williams and O'Dowda were positives from tonight. Pleased for O'Brien to get his goal.

Big tests are the two home games next month.

TheCitizen

Good result and a decent performance from a few players.

TheCitizen

The Talking Bread wrote: »

"Martin you're the one, you still turn me on, football's coming home again|"

You were hoping Ireland would be trashed tonight weren't you 'The Talking Bread':pac:

The Talking Bread

TheCitizen wrote: »

You were hoping Ireland would be trashed tonight weren't you 'The Talking Bread':pac:

????






Eh, no. Not sure where you picked that nonsense from . T

Loafing Oaf

tayto lover wrote: »

Aidan O'Brien.

I'd say the papers will be scrambling for horsey puns for their match report headlines...
A grand national debut for AOB?