Finland Match Thread

NewtNewbie wrote: Liam Green wrote: I’d like to see Jayson Molumby get a chance. He’s got great energy and good on the ball and is dynamic . Hourihane is too much of a luxury and hasn’t been great in general play attacking and defensively and is too slow  We need either one of Hourihane or Brady in the side to take the set-pieces, surely? How else are we going to score?

Liam Green wrote: NewtNewbie wrote: Liam Green wrote: I’d like to see Jayson Molumby get a chance. He’s got great energy and good on the ball and is dynamic . Hourihane is too much of a luxury and hasn’t been great in general play attacking and defensively and is too slow  We need either one of Hourihane or Brady in the side to take the set-pieces, surely? How else are we going to score? Out of Brady and Hourihane which do you think might offer more in general play?

I see McG has joined up with the squad in Dublin.
Why did he miss the away trip?  Injury?  and if so, how is he back now and if he wasn't fit for yesterday why would we expect him to be fit for Sunday?

doubt McGoldrick starts coming back from injury and just joining up with the squad. Probably have him come off the bench. 

Left foot wrote: If mcclean doesn't start on Sunday I think that would be a hard pill to swallow for the lad. He's had a decent season for Stoke (ok I know its just Stoke)

armahibee wrote: Got to give idah the nod, we all know what mcgoldrick offers, this lad is the future we should stick with him.

RKeane wrote: Slovakia battered by Czech Republic tonight, Good sign, after last night I was thinking we would need a small miracle to get to the Euros

People talk about 3-5-2 making more sense in terms of accommodating Stevens, Egan, Doherty, and potentially Coleman, into a formation that suits them. But it would also mean not continuing to get diminishing returns with O'Dowda/Robinson whoever we stick on the right hand side. Playing McGoldrick and Connolly as a two might bear more fruit as well.

The criticism O'Dowda is coming in for is bizarre, and as is so often the case the evaluation of his performance seems to have been decided before the game even begun. He was our best player in the 1st half by a distance and provided a genuine threat. The only negative I would have is that his style of play doesn't really suit Doherty's if they're playing on the same side; O'Dowda usually looks to drive inside which means he doesn't make much use of Doherty's overlapping runs.