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Ireland squad v Portugal

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  • #52
    Big Ears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,981 ✭✭✭Big Ears


    Well both Reid and Duff have a tendency to drift inside so it doesn't make that much difference , as they will both be a threat .


  • #53
    Chucky the tree
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,341 ✭✭✭✭Chucky the tree


    i am suprised duff is playing, with the robben injury i tohught chelsea would of withdrew him.


  • #54
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    I'm glad he's gone with Duff on the left. Still prefer him in that position. BTW, Duff has gone to 5th in the charts which measure the premiership's most effective players. If he didn't miss Chelsea's first 6 league games there's no doubt he'd be at least 2nd (even without scoring or assisting more). Its amazing to think of that, giving that Lampard has more goals than him and almost 3 times more assists.

    http://actim.pa.press.net/top100.shtml


  • #55
    Big Ears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,981 ✭✭✭Big Ears


    Well the people than create goals are not always the ones giving the final pass or finnish , god knows how many of Robben and Lampard's assists have come from Duff runs and passes .


  • #56
    GuanYin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,552 ✭✭✭✭GuanYin


    For me if he is gonna put out the strongest squad, it now has to be:

    Given
    Finnan Dunne Cunningham Maybury
    Duff/Reid Kilbane O'Shea Reid/Duff
    Keane Morrison


    like to see that tomorrow :)


    As for Duff, I still think he's been Chelseas best player.
    He's scored the same as Robben and has more assists. His running is better too.


  • #57
    Slash/ED
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,163 ✭✭✭Slash/ED


    Big Ears wrote:
    Barret deserves a part

    Why? :confused: I really, really don't see why people rate this guy, is he still living on his reputation as promising youngster at Arsenal? :confused: He's never been anything more than a medicore lower league player in England at best, at the moment he's not even that.


  • #58
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    Big Ears wrote:
    Well the people than create goals are not always the ones giving the final pass or finnish , god knows how many of Robben and Lampard's assists have come from Duff runs and passes .
    Its not just his effectiveness offensively. Chelsea have only scored 1 goal from their last 2 games and Duff got 0.4 points from those 2 games.

    Syke - We'd be ripped apart with that central midfield pairing. :) Who'd play the holding role? Kilbane and O'Shea wouldn't be able for that role imo. Its without a doubt either Holland or Kav that will start beside Kilbane (if fit).


  • #59
    GuanYin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,552 ✭✭✭✭GuanYin


    Cos holland plays a holding role for IReland?

    O'Shea and Kilbane both have great workrates, pace and are good and strong in the tackle.

    Holland is a great charlton player. Thats it.

    I'd like to see O'Shea develop over Kavanagh, who, to be fair, is in his last campaign.


  • #60
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    I agree with you on Holland but while he does seem to go missing in matches he surely must be doing something (not that I want him to start). While Kilbane and O'Shea are great tacklers, etc. What do we do when we have the ball? :)


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  • #61
    GuanYin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,552 ✭✭✭✭GuanYin


    Erm.... O'Shea has good passing and vision, at least as good as Holland and Kilbane will just run forward ala Terry "Santa's Little Helper" Phelan.

    When we have the ball? We'll just do what we always do, give it to Duff....


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