Denmark v Ireland - Match Thread

schillaci wrote: Green Devil wrote: Interesting the bookies have us at 11/8 and Denmark at 15/8 Tuesday night  We might be favourites to win the game. The bookies have the Danes as slight favourites to qualify though.

How could Denmark be favorites to go through and we’re favorites to win the game?

We can’t not go through if we win the game.

schillaci wrote: Maccatacca wrote: schillaci wrote: Green Devil wrote: Interesting the bookies have us at 11/8 and Denmark at 15/8 Tuesday night  We might be favourites to win the game. The bookies have the Danes as slight favourites to qualify though. How could Denmark be favorites to go through and we’re favorites to win the game? We can’t not go through if we win the game. The result can go 3 ways (assuming its not 0-0) <div ="__web-inspector-hide-shortcut__"=""> Home win puts us through. Away win or score draw puts them through. Thats why they are favourites.

Makes sense.

If Denmark score, we will be in real trouble.

okidoki987 wrote: If Denmark score, we will be in real trouble. Only scored 2 goals at home to Moldova. It's a winner takes all game and anything can happen on the night. Another nervy night in D4 approaches.

Isn't that what people wanted? A home game on a knife edge, rather than going away, winning 4-0, and spending the home leg throwing paper aeroplanes at one another in the West Upper?

Lads, it was never going to be wide open, heavy metal football. We wanted a 0-0 and we got it. Of course we could concede at home, but we can't spend 90 minutes worrying about it. This is the 14th and final European spot up for grabs. We have the second leg at home where all we have to do is win the game in front of our own fans to qualify for the World Cup. We would all have taken that months ago, especially after the Serbia game. We can go through the forensics afterwards.

Alternatively, we could be preparing to face Panama in front of 6 men and a dog next week.

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.

coyne wrote: The O'Shea wrote: lassassinblanc wrote: Seriously hoolahan can't get into a midtable championship team he is he not the answer He starts the majority of matches for Norwich He's played 8 out of 16, not counting the times where he started on the bench Is this your stupid thing again where you don't actually watch football where you thought Christensen only played once all season?

Is that directed towards me or oshea

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

Maccatacca wrote: Can’t understand the outrage from the RTE panel and some fans following last nights result. I would think that the plan was always to keep it tight and see how the game developed - I.e if a goal was there then take it. However, going for a goal was probably too risky and means that we are now in control of this tie, despite being at risk of conceding an away goal. Martin made the right subs in bringing on Long, and also choose to positively play O’Dowda instead of Whelan - although he could of started Wes considering O’Dowda did nothing offensively or defensively. I think for the most part that the fans in Copenhagen were happy last night. The team were applauded off the pitch and most people appreciated the defensive display. The performance was no different than Cardiff or Vienna, we just happened to score in those games - but with more at stake in this game, it’s understandable that we didn’t go for the jugular. Denmark are a very poor team, they also looked down on themselves towards the end. We will bring them to Dublin and score the two goals we need to finish this tie off.

irishmufc wrote: Denmark are hardly a 'very poor' team and if they are what does make us?!