Germany / Kazakhstan Match Thread

SuperDave84 wrote: Agree with that. I thought we actually retained possession alright and passed it about okay at times. There were a few quiet spells (after we took the lead til half time, the first twenty minutes of the second half) but I thought we were decent enough actually. Coleman did run into blind alleys at time but he wasn't playing with a winger in front of him. Wilson was pretty poor as well. McGeady demonstrated in fifteen minutes why he should be in the team, tbh. Reid was decent, Stokes was just about okay, and Keane was poor enough. I think, given the fact we did manage to get a few crosses in, Long or Doyle up front would have been better options.

Thought Doyle was poor enough myself, rarely offered support to coleman. Marc Wilson was very poor, unfortunately lack of options at LB. Stokes and Mcgeady highlights for me, players who display close control of the ball and both were creative enough

Citizen wrote: horsebox wrote: The starting 11 was very disappointing and very frustrating. The lack of width and definitely showed in the first half as our players didn't know what to do with the ball. I don't blame any players for their performance as this was all down the horrific tactics and poor management. Can you imagine if Trap played those players in both these games? The lack of subs as well was an absolute joke. Long not getting any game time and Doyle a league 1 plauer getting 180 mins must be very frustrating for him. but doyle and stokes had good games tonight

Between Coleman and good James McCarthy was the man of the match, both were very composed and showed true flair

Doyle didnt play bad , but he was out of his position, but he took care of the ball, and he never gives it away, that is good thing about Kevin Doyle,  I felt Andy Reid was out of legs after the 60 minutes and should be replaced before, for Hoolahan, Mc Geady for Stokes or Doyle depending of who was tired.  I think my man of the match was Seamus Coleman, a joy to watch and he is so confident with the ball, very unlucky that his missed kicked delivered a wonderful striker from another planet, What a gol, out of nowhere, unstoppable and unpredictable.  James McCarthy and Coleman they are working together just fine, they link really well...

Whelan was ok when on, as Gibson did, he tore his ankle?   Ronnie Whelan he is a joy to listen to, he is always spot on ,  

Regarding the manager, I would have played Pilkington or McClean for Kevin Doyle, but  Doyle was ok, he was just out of position,..  Stokes was the most menacing forward even better than Keane, who had a quiet game, but he  almost delivered twice tonight. 

ireland was better in the second half, this games are really hard, because this teams, they just sit back and try to nick a goal, and then it is hard to break,  thank god, they made an indivual mistake for the penalty and the rest ,   Hoolahan should have been introduced before at least 25 for Reid that was really tired

The starting 11 was very disappointing and very frustrating.

The lack of width and definitely showed in the first half as our players didn't know what to do with the ball.

I don't blame any players for their performance as this was all down the horrific tactics and poor management.

Can you imagine if Trap played those players in both these games?

The lack of subs as well was an absolute joke.

Long not getting any game time and Doyle a league 1 plauer getting 180 mins must be very frustrating for him.

One of Kings lines from his post match interview on Sky when asked of he was worried when the Kazakhstan goal went in:

'Of course, we did well to claw it back. I'm not a dud, I'm a dub alright bit at least I'm not a dud'

King was way out of order.  O"Donoghue was correct to ask him about not starting natural wingers.  

Salzburglilly wrote: What did he say??

Said that TOD denigrated the players then tried to walk off. His back was up from the beginning and he came across as an arrogant pr!ck. very unprofessional