Ireland v Georgia 26/03/19 match thread

Double Maxim wrote: BippityBoop wrote: If we are playing 5 defenders, 2 being wing backs and 3 being centre backs, why don't we play people in their positions regularly for their clubs wherever we can? Stevens should play as LWB. He plays pretty much most if not all of Sheffield Utd games this season as a LWB (sometimes as a LB) so he should definitely start, despite his so-so performance on Saturday (most players played badly let's be honest). Doherty plays week in week out as right wing back. This season Coleman has been playing more as a traditional right back, and not a wing back as much as previous seasons where he excelled. For that reason (as much as I love Coleman) I would put Doherty in RWB and I would bench Coleman. For the rest of the defence, Egan plays week in week out for Sheffield Utd at the centre of 3 centre backs. His link with Stevens makes him a starter for me seeing as it would be the same formation as they play regularly together. Duffy usually plays as the right hand centre back, so put him in as the right of the 3 centre backs (and not put Coleman, as Coleman isn't a centre back. The only position that needs slight shoe horning is the left side of the 3 centre backs, which would probably go with Keogh, who normally plays as the right hand centre back of a traditional back 4, much like Duffy. So from that formation, we have 3 players (Stevens, Egan and Doherty) that play both that exact formation and exact position week in week out (2 of them even playing together), you have Duffy playing in his usual position on the pitch but with a slightly different formation, and you have Keogh playing slightly out of position with a slighly different formation. Two wing backs playing as wing backs, and three centre backs playing as centre backs. That's far too sensible.

Banjaxed wrote: We're the home team. We need to set up with a ball player in there somewhere. Only options are Judge and Jack Byrne.  I have a feeling that McGoldrick might be somewhat undroppable for Mick. Maguire didn't do himself any favours yesterday, but I would prefer a some pace up front. I think Judge would play the left with licence to roam.                                             Randolph Coleman                  Duffy                        Keogh                  Stevens   Arter         Hendrick Hourihane           Doherty                                   Judge                                              McGoldrick

Re getting the bus: Drury street car park does an overnight rate of a tenner I think.  Give them a call to suss it out but should be grand

Wouldn't have McClean within an arses roar of the starting 11

Duffy and Keogh up front. Our twin towers 

xRedmanLFCx wrote: Some good posts here so far.  I do agree that we could try a 3-5-2.  I also agree we could put Duffy up front to knock the balls down for Maguire.  I also agree it's very unlikely Mick will drop Coleman.

bogball88 wrote: Is Duffy going to be fit?

We can't play 3-5-2 with Duffy in our defence, his lack of pace would be exposed horribly here, especially if he is playing on the right side of it. Also, your defenders need to be comfortable on the ball in this formation, which ours aren't, especially Duffy and Keogh.

If we get anything less than 12 points from the Georgia and Gibraltar games we don’t deserve to qualify, simple as that. Yes Georgia are improving but they are 91st in the world rankings ffs - we should and I believe we have enough quality to beat them. Hopefully a good performance later - I’m going for a 2-0 win.