Rep. of Ireland v Georgia - Score predictions - You Boys in Green Forum

Terzino wrote:

McG wrote:

Terzino wrote:

Previously under McCarthy we were much better at home than away. So I would expect an improved performance and a win by 1 or 2 goals.

You cannot base what went before to now.

17 years ago!

McCarthy is a win your home games, try and get something away, type manager. It's the Charlton DNA in him.

After his first campaign, he made Lansdowne a fortress. That's what he'll try to do again.

.....................HOME........AWAY

.....................W D L

FRA....... 98 - 2 4 0 3 0 3

EURO 2000 - 4 1 0 1 2 2

JAP/KOR 02 - 5 1 0 3 2 1

Ah here ffs. Look at the squad he had then and has now. Majority of those starting XI's then were playing top flight football in England on an almost weekly basis. The players we have now aren't

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Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn

1-0 for us

The only way is up

Denis Irwin wrote:

Terzino wrote:

McG wrote:

Terzino wrote:

Previously under McCarthy we were much better at home than away. So I would expect an improved performance and a win by 1 or 2 goals.

You cannot base what went before to now.

17 years ago!

McCarthy is a win your home games, try and get something away, type manager. It's the Charlton DNA in him.

After his first campaign, he made Lansdowne a fortress. That's what he'll try to do again.

.....................HOME........AWAY

.....................W D L

FRA....... 98 - 2 4 0 3 0 3

EURO 2000 - 4 1 0 1 2 2

JAP/KOR 02 - 5 1 0 3 2 1

Ah here ffs. Look at the squad he had then and has now. Majority of those starting XI's then were playing top flight football in England on an almost weekly basis. The players we have now aren't

The team back then was undoubtedly better, but what I'm talking about is how I expect McCarthy to approach the games at home in this campaign.

Based on past performance, I think we'll get a much more positive strategy.

What we got from him in the past was a higher tempo of play. More pressure on the opposition, and more chances created. A mix of passing and long balls, and therefore more possession of the ball.

Over the last number of years it's been very comfortable for teams coming to Lansdowne. We let them have the ball, even teams like Moldova. We have been very predictable and have taken few risks. We don't create many chances. We waste time a lot, and we don't "inflict our game" on the opposition.

And the atmosphere has been very flat.

We've had good away form for years but our poor performance in home games is what is costing us qualification for tournaments.

If it's the old McCarthy, we should be going out to win games from the start, getting the crowd going and making Lansdowne a place teams hate to come to.

Fruice wrote:

It's got Draw written all over it

I'd agree there Fruice

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2-1 Ireland but if I wasn't Irish and didn't have any bias 1-1 written all over it.

I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes.

Who takes our penalties these days?

0-0

Conor Messi wrote:

I hope to f**k I'm wrong but I've an awful sense of dread that this is gonna be a frustrating night for us that ends up in a draw.

Hopefully not though. There will surely be a reaction out of the players after how bad we were against Gibraltar.

I would take a draw after Saturday!

No we will win. Not sure how or by how much but im convinced we will win. Hope its as comfortable as possible but im posotive we will do it.

Poll Question: Predict the correct score
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Georgia by more than 1	2	[2.38%]
Georgia by 1	9	[10.71%]
No score draw	12	[14.29%]
Score draw	13	[15.48%]
Rep of Ireland by 1	32	[38.10%]
Rep of Ireland by more than 1	16	[19.05%]
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