Denmark v Ireland - Match Thread

coyne wrote: HuntysCousin wrote: coyne wrote: Fantastic performance, fantastic result. Because of MON's nature and the fact we drew away first the mindset was always going to be on the 2nd leg. And if you thought otherwise I'd love to know what sort of Irish Football you've been watching the last 30 months. Stage one complete accomplished, let's all hope stage two is the same which is grab the winner at Home - At the end of the day psychologically they're gonna feel they should be ahead whilst the good feeling at the Aviva is in our favour but at the same time we're only 50% there.  The only negative is we really should be 1-0 down from that howler from Sisto. Care to explain how this is a negative? He missed ffs Do you normally congratulate teams who leave people unmarked from 7 yards out like? I know standards are low but wheres the positive in that bit of play other than the team got stupendously lucky. I hate the fact I sound like Planning but that’s how it actually was

So in the whole 90minutes of a backs to the wall defensive performance they had one great chance. Sisto should have scored but it wasnt a gimme and there was Randolph, Ward and Christie throwing themselves at the ball. The scoreline is all that matters. 0-0 was a good result. Probably one goal wins it in Dublin. Any big games where we have needed to win we have, Germany, Bosnia, Italy and Wales and whats more we kept a clean sheet in all those games.

Edited by Stickittotheman - 12 Nov 2017 at 2:38pm

Maccatacca wrote: irishmufc wrote: Denmark are hardly a 'very poor' team and if they are what does make us?! We were 6/1 to win last night. They had two chances in a vital home game, if we can’t beat them we are sh*t

What age are you?

San Marino are sh*t. We are an average but solid team no more no less whether we beat Denmark or not. They are on a level par with us.

I'm less confident now than I was before the game. I don't fancy us now. One poxy deflection or goal comceded and we will be out. Cant see us scoring twice. Still have a great chance obviously but just think 0-0 was a much better result for them than us.

Trap junior wrote: I'm less confident now than I was before the game. I don't fancy us now. One poxy deflection or goal comceded and we will be out. Cant see us scoring twice. Still have a great chance obviously but just think 0-0 was a much better result for them than us.

Trap junior wrote: Strazdas wrote: Trap junior wrote: I'm less confident now than I was before the game. I don't fancy us now. One poxy deflection or goal comceded and we will be out. Cant see us scoring twice. Still have a great chance obviously but just think 0-0 was a much better result for them than us. We were just as worried about the away goal with Bosnia two years ago. A lot of the talk here after the first leg was about extra time and the possibility of the game going to penalties. We should be a bit more positive - a lot of countries would love to be in the position of playing in a 50,000 seater stadium at home knowing a win would qualify them. We had an away goal ourselves so an away goal from them only equaled it up. I had no fear. This time I do have fear. I fancy it to finish 1-1.

With they way we played, all the long-balls, I think it would have made more sense to play Long instead of O'Dowda, as he could have supported Murphy. But whatever, we got what we went there for.

The Danes did look down after the game, so hopefully they are thinking that they've blown their chance.

And compared to Serbia or Wales, they look a less formidable opponent.

A home game against a Danish team that doesn't compare to the teams they've had in the past, we probably won't get a better chance at qualifying for a World Cup.

We can complain about O'Neill's tactics, but when push comes to shove he has delivered on the results front. If he gets the team up for it like he did with Germany and Italy, then we should qualify.

keith3307 wrote: Sisto being quoted as saying Ireland have difficulty playing soccer. Hopefully hes proved wrong Tuesday.

I just hope we qualify.

I read the doubt from some here and from the RTE panel that we have to play football to win on Tuesday. We don't. We need to outscore the opposition no matter how we do it. I'll take 89 or 119 minutes of nullifying the Danes and a last minute winner all day long if it gets us to a WC finals. Even penalties in our favour.