Ireland v Gibraltar match thread

horsebox wrote:   It's not a fact, it's your opinion. He used his brain a lot tonight by playing the ball safely. We are also well aware of McCleans technical ability.

It was one of the worst games I've ever seen him play. The assist at the end probably saved it from being THE actual worst in an Irish jersey anyway

horsebox wrote: Het-field wrote: horsebox wrote:   It's not a fact, it's your opinion. He used his brain a lot tonight by playing the ball safely. We are also well aware of McCleans technical ability. Against minows that’s not, nor should it be the brief of a winger. I’m honestly not sure what game you were watching HB, but if I was to conjoin all the compliments you’ve paid McClean, he was by far the best player on the park, which is simply Not the case. I don't think he was the best player on the park and I never said he was. It definitely wasn't his best game and I don't think it was his worst either. Considering the opposition I'd expected him to be more of a threat, he wasn't, and nor was anyone else. I don't think too many players came out with much credit, it was a very poor performance over all.

That was rough last night lads,shame Judge was injured felt he would have given us something different last night,Micks subs were baffling,should have left Robinson on and put ODowda on for mc clean and went 3 at the back for the last 20 minutes and put Brady on for Stevens, Hogan looks poor ,cant remember Hourinhane or Hendricks having a shot from distance,surely its time for Browne to replace Hendricks,after watching the u21s I give Connolly and Ronan a call up to the senior squad to.

Edited by Green rebel - 11 Jun 2019 at 10:47am

As was completely evident from last night, we need a Crowley or Connor Ronan type in midfield. Someone who never once thinks: "I shouldn't be receiving the ball here". These are players who change games, especially a game like last night.

MC Hammered wrote: What's Wes up to these days?

I had assumed it was long established that the one eternal struggle the Irish national team almost always has, no matter who the manager and personnel are, is breaking down a limited side that parks the bus. The good news is that given our current level it doesn't happen too often, but I feel like you could recycle so many of the comments on this thread for any number of our previous games vs the bottom seeds of a group. I can't recall a visiting side offering less of a threat than that Gibraltar side and I'm including the iteration of their team that we battered 7-0 a few years back! They had zero interest leaving their half and it worked pretty well for them for the most part.

CillDara wrote: JoxerDaly wrote: Daniel Crowley or Jack Byrne need to be looked at now. This team is screaming out for a creative player as our threat from open play is non existent.  I agree that we are desperately crying out for a creative player, don't think Jack Byrne is good enough at the moment though. If he was on the pitch last night I don't think he would have significantly improved us. Crowley definitely worth a look but hard to see us testing him out in any of our remaining four games.

No forward to play with McGoldrick.