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SeaSharp
Liam Brady Joined: 09 Jun 2022 Location: Ingerlund Status: Offline Points: 1856 |
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passes completed is one of the most useless stats in football
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Luder
Phil Babb Joined: 25 Jan 2012 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 48 |
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Are we sure Cullen is all he's cracked up to be??? He made the mistake for the France goal, was brutal against Greece and guilty of a few mistakes last night, not even talking about the slow passing discussed above.
I hope it's just the long break he's had and that he doesn't end up getting found out when he gets to the PL next season. |
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John Nice
Jack Charlton Joined: 10 Sep 2021 Location: Wexford Status: Offline Points: 5137 |
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Agreed and tbf to management, I just dont think there are players quite ready yet to change that, Smallbone is a work in progress and we should see the likes of Coventry, Hodge, Connell, Taylor continue to make progress. I have high hopes for Azaz and obviously Andy Moran looks a top prospect. Might be another year or two before some of these lads can assert their case though. Worth noting Knight (younger than Smallbone) and Molumby are also pretty young in international terms (e.g. Dont think Greece had a single player in their starting XI under 25 on Friday night).
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Idah Dream!
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Jack Charlton Teenage Kicks, so hard to beat Joined: 30 Mar 2015 Status: Offline Points: 7707 |
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Agree on Cullen there. He was slow and every extra touch slowed things down even more. plus his passing was off again. He tends to be knocked off the ball easily enough also. Midfield is such a problem for us right now. We defo need to look at more options if we can.
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tetsujin1979
Ray Houghton Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Status: Offline Points: 4117 |
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Completed more than one pass every minute* last night - https://twitter.com/irish_abroad/status/1670894832015888386 *but it was against Gibraltar
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Het-field
Roy Keane By Appointment to His Majesty The King Joined: 08 Mar 2016 Status: Offline Points: 10655 |
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In the context of the rebuild, the midfield is lagging far behind any other position on the pitch, and in particular central midfield. I don't think the players we have got there are nearly creative enough to make many clearcut chances. Last night's goals came from McClean's crosses into the box, while the other was a poachers goal. Friday's came from a corner and a flicked header from EF.
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Fozz
Liam Brady Joined: 08 Oct 2019 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 2248 |
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It's possible, and he had a good season in L1 there but can he go higher? We need our players playing at a better level than that. Kilkenny was another option but has fallen away completely while Coventry is far closer and could well feature in a squad next season if he does well at club level. Hodge is another option who may get elevated next season if he finds a club and does well. |
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John Nice
Jack Charlton Joined: 10 Sep 2021 Location: Wexford Status: Offline Points: 5137 |
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Himself and Molumby might be ok against the bigger nations, where we are defending, but in games we are looking to win, it is too limited, I have been saying this for years now (while recognising that Molumby has improved over the last season). In my view it should be one or the other, but not both. I'd prefer Knight if he gets a move and plays as an 8 regularly or Smallbone who I feel will improve with experience in there alongside Cullen.
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Het-field
Roy Keane By Appointment to His Majesty The King Joined: 08 Mar 2016 Status: Offline Points: 10655 |
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Last night would concern me about Cullen's range. The short and lateral passing was a major issue in the first half, and I think a large part of why we ended up 0-0 at half time. If you're playing a CDM, you want a player who can spring a horizontal pass in order to release a player (Knight had the freedom of the right hand side in the first half). Simply acting as a 'water-carrier' only does so much for you.
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SeaSharp
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Wonder if Luca Connell is a potential deputy?
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Fozz
Liam Brady Joined: 08 Oct 2019 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 2248 |
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Cullen was part of the problem last night.
Moved the ball so slowly, and laterally and then with extra touches. All so lethargic. You could see in the 2nd half, when Johnston came on with impetus, how we could get at them readily by moving the ball faster. Cullen was still trying to slow it down (and don't get me started on Hendrick doing his sideways passes routine for his cameo) each time. I get that in a match where you are up against it to give the defence time to set and whatnot, but in last night's game it was redundant behaviour.
The lack of a deputy for him is a worry. Edited by Fozz - 20 Jun 2023 at 10:41am |
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9fingers
Paul McGrath Ballymun Resident #MONKEANO Joined: 30 Jan 2010 Status: Offline Points: 16144 |
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I think Cullens worst games for us, on Friday he was very very poor, marginally better last night but you could really tell he hadn’t played in nearly a month. Looked like mentally he was already on the beach.
He’s been so consistent for us up to this point it really shows how important it is he’s in form.
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John Nice
Jack Charlton Joined: 10 Sep 2021 Location: Wexford Status: Offline Points: 5137 |
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Fair, they were definitely not helped by the tactical set up which left them overly exposed, but Cullen in particular did seem miles off the pace even allowing for that, he was struggling to complete 6 yard passes. Molumby was at least trying to put himself about and we have seen similar from him in the past, but that level of performance from Cullen was a first.
Edited by John Nice - 18 Jun 2023 at 5:29pm |
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TooOldForThis
Liam Brady Joined: 07 Sep 2020 Status: Offline Points: 1206 |
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When multiple players under-perform at the same time, the focus is on the management team. Were both Cullen and Molumby voted fans player of the year for their clubs?
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Greenie50
Liam Brady Joined: 06 Sep 2021 Status: Offline Points: 1274 |
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Yeah, I recall a couple of occasions where we had a throw in and Cullen was near enough to receive but just kind of turned his back and faced away. Very unusual. Maybe he's exhausted after such a long season (started 48 games for Burnley, +4 for Ireland)? Would be a worry going forward, the step up to the PL will be very physically demanding for him, he's not the biggest or fastest. And we haven't blooded a backup either.
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The O'Shea
Jack Charlton I know everything and I’m NEVER wrong Joined: 16 Aug 2013 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 9554 |
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Molumby and Cullen both had their worst games in an Ireland shirt vs Greece, couldn't have happened at a more inopportune time.
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We're decent enough..
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horsebox
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Surprised this hasn't been called up sooner. Just watching the game again on the RTE player and he NEVER shows for the ball which is one of his stronger attributes. Standing there with the backs looking to play through the middle and he he's standing in the middle of the pitch, static, finger pointing and concede possession easily. Very disappointing performance. |
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darman28
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I was thinking the same that the occasion got to him, plus the fact his experienced midfield partners under performed and didn't stamp any authority on the match. Gibraltar on Monday will be a totally different match. We are going to have a lot more possession which will suit smallbone better.
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