Player Ratings v Georgia

 

Coleman - 6 - frustrating night for him, seems to have lost a yard of pace and his end product was poor

Duffy - 6.5 - usual performance, did the basics of defending right, passing was sh*te

Keogh - 7.5 - a few good headers

Stevens - 6 - crossing was poor and a few sloppy passes

 

Whelan - 8.5 - ran the game at times and showed a bit of everything

Hourihane - 8 - loses a point for greed when not squaring it to Brady, makes up for it for his goal. Had a great first half aside from not passing it, faded a bit second half

Hendrick - 8 - was brilliant first half, some great link up play.

Brady - 6 a bit anonymous

McClean - 7.5 - had some very good touches and worked his socks off. A few frustrating decisions/crosses, and has a habit of moaning his innocence to refs when he's clearly fouled a man which is annoying

 

McGoldrick - 8.5 - led the line brilliantly, showed a good touch to control some difficult balls over the top, linked up play well

 

 

McClean should have came off, look visibly tired from about 60/65 onwards, 7 as well.

O' Brien didn't seem to have any burst of pace when he came on, following into the box or chasing down a centre half… maybe he was instructed not to on the later to keep a structure, but just annoyed me as he had been on all on two minutes.

Coleman - 6 

Stevens - 7

Keogh - 6

Duffy - 5

Whelan - 8

Brady - 5

Hourihane 7

Hendrick 7

McClean 6

MCGoldrick 8

Coleman 7 - got forward well and solid in defence

Duffy 7 - easy enough night for him, dealt with whatever came his way

Keogh 7 - always looks nervy, but ultimately did well

Stevens 6 - did ok

Brady 6 - a mixed bag, had some nice moments but was also quiet for spells.

Whelan 6.5 - Still cowardly in possession, but generally did enough. Tired badly in the last 20.

Hourihane 8 - Best game in a Ireland shirt, brilliant free kick.

Hendrick 7.5 - Another classy performance from our most talented midfielder.

McClean 6.5 - Complete headless chicken at times, but the stretched nature of the game suited him and he did alright.

McGoldrick 8.5 - Best performance from an Irish striker in a long time, he was brilliant. Terribly unlucky not to come away with a goal.

Thought mcclean was v good, Whelan was excellent

Coleman-7 Good performance from our captain. Could have been better for in attacking areas with final pass/cross.

Duffy-7 Solid performance. Did everything expected of him.

Keogh-7 Same as a Duffy really. Solid defensive display.

Stevens-7 Solid defensive display. Could be better in attacking areas.

Brady- best performance in Irish shirt for a long time. Troubled Georgia a few times.

Whelan-7 was our only defensive midfielder in our squad and did a bloody good job. Allowed the likes of Hendrick and Hourihane to be more effective in attack with his solid defensive performance.

Hourihane-8 very good in possession and got the all important goal.

Hendrick-7 looks very impressive when  running at defenders. Difference in approach from Martin and Mick. Looked like the player from Euro 2016.

McClean-7 lacked quality with final ball but worked very hard and caused them problems with pace and taking full backs on.

McGoldrick-8 Immense in holding the ball up. Brought the midfielders into the game. Unlucky not to score but worked hard and should be our number 1 striker.

Mick McCarthy-9 look at the difference in approach between McCarthy and O’Neill. No aimless long balls to a lone striker all match. A team encouraged to attack and pass the ball. He knows our  limitations yet tries to get the most out of us. Comparing McCarthy’s 1-0 win to O’Neill’s win highlights the difference in the approach of both managers 

what game did u watch? We were there for the taking. They should have scored. Coleman the only 5. Come on!