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Whenever I’ve chatted about a match with an Irishman, I’ve always wondered if he’d been watching the same game as me..
 
To be fair Enda did look pretty poor in the first 30 minutes, without taking into account that every time he got the ball he was closed down by 1 maybe 2 players. Normally, at SUFC, he would have players moving, giving him angles to play his way out, but last night he was forced to make risky dribbles or play the ball long
 
Enda was very poor , compared to his usual high standards here at lane .. basic stuff like running the ball outta play no one near him , couple aimless balls played forward ..and disposed couple times.. looked nervous... Not the same quality we see here , did make a cracking interception when they broke 2v1 against us .

Keogh played well and hasn't let Ireland down , granted he's a prick and Egan the better player ... can't fault him for Ireland .

Friendly v Bulgaria on Tuesday. Big John Egan will get his chance
 
If they think Enda isn’t good enough they should stick to The GAA.

Based on the bits I saw last night, he wasn't at his best. Might be down to playing in a flat back four and not having as much quality around him.
 



Enda was very poor , compared to his usual high standards here at lane .. basic stuff like running the ball outta play no one near him , couple aimless balls played forward ..and disposed couple times.. looked nervous... Not the same quality we see here , did make a cracking interception when they broke 2v1 against us .

Keogh played well and hasn't let Ireland down , granted he's a prick and Egan the better player ... can't fault him for Ireland .

Friendly v Bulgaria on Tuesday. Big John Egan will get his chance

Perhaps cos Egan plays in a three Keogh will always get the nod.
 
Enda was very poor , compared to his usual high standards here at lane .. basic stuff like running the ball outta play no one near him , couple aimless balls played forward ..and disposed couple times.. looked nervous... Not the same quality we see here , did make a cracking interception when they broke 2v1 against us .

Keogh played well and hasn't let Ireland down , granted he's a prick and Egan the better player ... can't fault him for Ireland .

Friendly v Bulgaria on Tuesday. Big John Egan will get his chance

Personally thought it was McClean that contributed to Enda not looking great.

I'll just run about everywhere and anywhere, bollocks to playing a formation or giving team mates an option.
 
Perhaps cos Egan plays in a three Keogh will always get the nod.

The crazy thing is Egan would be better in a 4 than Keogh.

I can only put it down to Keogh having some incriminating evidence on all his managers, its the only explanation for him to be picked at any level.
 
Stevens looked nervy because at various times he had Embolo (who is quite simply a talent, and who for whatever reason only went for £10m in the summer), Zakaria and Mbabu to deal with, with little real cover. All good young, mobile players, with good technique and football brains. That's the best he's come up against this season on his side of the pitch, so far.

I thought CR looked to be lost, although I wouldn't have taken him off for Judge, who by any other metric other than having a full complement of body parts, is shockingly bad.

McG did what he does for us to a lesser extent, but with inferior players around him.

Rep of Ireland are international football landfill and are probably now equivalent to 6th to 10th in the championship.

If Switzerland had a Harry Kane, they'd be a very, very, very, good side.
 
“Delighted for McGoldrick. Always works his socks off”

Someone is gonna be all over this ..................
 
I think the criticisms partly go to show that they perform best in our system, take a few out of our team and put them in other teams and they wouldn't be the same player.
 
Currently ranked 11th in the world so our lads need cutting some slack. In that context it was a reyt result for Ireland.

As a neutral, I fear for the the future of Ireland as a footballing power. They were blessed with two generations of good sides, but I don't see where the required level of quality is now coming from. On & off the pitch.
 

Slainte (Cheers) Panchero!
 

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