Republic of Ireland Team Talk/News/Rumours 2020/2021 - see Mod Note in OP [18/11/20]

ShamoBuc

Yet another good chance ballooned over.

NewMan1982

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

Two lads who went even on the original squad getting on ahead of Byrne and Cullen. WTF is going on?

Byrne isn’t a striker or wide forward.

Mr.Nice Guy

Horgan needs to be burying that. Poor miss.

Brock Turnpike

NewMan1982 wrote: »

Byrne isn’t a striker or wide forward.

You can take off players in different positions

Chalk McHugh

Horgan's technique there looked all at sea. It's no fluke or bad luck all these chances we spurn. Just not good enough. A mediocre squad.

fullstop

Bridge93 wrote: »

Only just turned it on. Can somebody summarise proceedings? And what’s going on with this COVID-19 case? There’s a positive playing member?

Could play all week and we wouldn’t score.

spurshero

One attempt on target between two international teams after 80 mins sums it all up .

Brock Turnpike

**** off with these clipped crosses

NewMan1982

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

You can take off players in different positions

True but there’s been a lot of forced change already.

They’ll probably get a chance against Finland.

j8wk2feszrnpao

fullstop wrote: »

Could play all week and we wouldn’t score.

Both teams are lacking a decent striker, and it's a huge issue. At club football you can bring someone in, but Shane Long and Kieffer Moore actually hinder their team; but what else can they do when there are so few options?

Brock Turnpike

NewMan1982 wrote: »

True but there’s been a lot of forced change already.

They’ll probably get a chance against Finland.

They won't. He's picking Hendrick and Hourihane unless they are injured

ShamoBuc

McClean goes for an early shower.

Father Hernandez

McClean, that is fúcking stupid.

Mr.Nice Guy

McClean red card.

What a liability he is.

Ferris_Bueller

I think Long and Brady were wrecked and had to come off hence bringing on Horgan and Maguire. Shame as would have liked to see Byrne come on. The game is there to be won, not too dissimilar to the other night.

tastyt

McLean is brain dead

NewMan1982

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

They won't. He's picking Hendrick and Hourihane unless they are injured

You don’t know that. I’d be surprised if Cullen doesn’t get a run.

PTH2009

Horgan is the love child of Duff and McClean

gormdubhgorm

McClean lost the head completely out character. I am shocked! :rolleyes:

Faugheen

James McClean doing us all proud again.

Get off the pitch and stop making a show of yourself.

RonanG86

And McClean off.

NewMan1982

Great contribution from McLean today. An absolute liability. Hopefully we don’t see him in an Ireland jersey again.

ScummyMan

Least surprising thing to happen all day

Sheer stupidity

Chalk McHugh

McLean making a fool of himself once again and acting the thug after getting a deserved red.

Father Hernandez

PTH2009 wrote: »

Horgan is the love child of Duff and McClean

https://twitter.com/paddypower/status/1315299893817290752?s=20

:pac:

Necro

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

McClean red card.

What a liability he is.

Honestly don't know why he's in the squad any more. Been so poor for a couple of years now.

Amirani

Stupid stupid tackle.

happyoutscan

The agenda brigade are out.

ThunbergsAreGo

Not sure he touched him, looked a really poor decision

fullstop

On a yellow so I’ll dive in. Good man jimmy.

Brock Turnpike

There we go. The long overdue red card that he's been looking for during his Ireland career.

edgecutter

Look like very little contact if any.

Skylinehead

There's no way those two tackles add up to a red.

FixdePitchmark

Mclean doesn't have the pace to take on them challenges anymore - was all a bit daft.

Mars Bar

McClean shouldn't have the first yellow. The referee had given a free kick for Ireland

What's the deal like?!

NewMan1982

A senior player doing something so wreckless when the manager is under a little bit of pressure to get his first win and half the team missing is a disgrace.

Zico !

head banger does something stupid who would of thought

D.Q

McClean can't be trusted.

Kenny hasn't showed enough courage in team selection. Persisting with the big name players that are only in the team based on some performances from 4 years ago.

Hendrick, Brady, McLean, Long.

Never want to see them play for Ireland again. No ambition, no finished product. The same slow, ponderous, frustrating performances for years now.

Duff

It's McCLEAN, lads.

j8wk2feszrnpao

McClean was unlucky with the first yellow, but not the second. Brainless when on a yellow already.

RonanG86

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

Not sure he touched him, looked a really poor decision

He lunged recklessly into a challenge and it was only good fortune that he barely caught Ampadu. Could've easily done serious damage if he'd been a little closer when he dived in. He's an experienced pro and should know better.

Father Hernandez

I like McClean and have zero agenda.

But if you've just been given a yellow and lunge into a challenge when you've little chance of winning the ball, he only has himself to blame.

Stupid and unnecessary to put rest of team in that position with another game midweek.

DJIMI TRARORE

If he had a brain he'd be twice as stupid

RonanG86

D.Q wrote: »

McClean can't be trusted.

Kenny hasn't showed enough courage in team selection. Persisting with the big name players that are only in the team based on some performances from 4 years ago.

Hendrick, Brady, McLean, Long.

Never want to see them play for Ireland again. No ambition, no finished product. The same slow, ponderous, frustrating performances for years now.

People were complaining that he didn't pick McClean against Bulgaria and Finland.

fullstop

You could just see the lack of belief in Horgan there in that 2 v 2. Just knock it by him on the outside.

D.Q

Duff wrote: »

It's McCLEAN, lads.

McGone now

Harry Palmr

Another clumsy challenge and now a last gasp chance to score for Wales

Agent Coulson

Obafemi needs to be called up for the Finland game.

Zico !

Mcdirty

johnnyryan89

NewMan1982 wrote: »

A senior player doing something so wreckless when the manager is under a little bit of pressure to get his first win and half the team missing is a disgrace.

Stupidity from McClean to even attempt a challenge there, as it's now another player missing for Finland when we barely had five outfield players on the bench.