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Molumby could be a godsend in our midfield if he continues to excel. Exactly what we're missing both on and off the ball. Not to mention he comes across as a great leader and communicator. The "leading by example" player we need in the middle of the pitch. 
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Originally posted by NewtNewbie NewtNewbie wrote:

I was watching an amateur game yesterday and every time one particular team had a goal kick one of the centre-halves would take it and boot it as high and as far down the park as he could.

Even at that level I was struck by the absolute futility of having possession of the ball and deciding to turn that possession into a 50/50 ball you had to compete for in order to regain that possession.

This is old school coaching that has continued to plague irish football for decades. I played and managed in an amateur 11 a side team in hackney marshes in london and most teams approached games like this, teams would clearly play the big strong lad over the technically better smaller lad 

We made the decision to play from the back and move the ball around, play the technically better players and not be afraid to pass the ball up the field.

We pretty much lost every game that season, silly mistakes at the back, bullied off the ball, couldn't pass up the field. We got better and better after each game. We avoided relegation due to teams dropping out 

The next season we were the best team in the division, we would hold possession and work the ball upfield, when we lost the ball opposition just gave it straight back to us.
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We tried to play out from the back a good few times against the Swiss, however, the net result is we didn’t get out of our own half and had to kick it aimlessly long anyway as Swiss put the players under too much pressure and they couldn’t work their way out. So mick and players are trying to be positive, just lacking quality to execute it against stronger sides, which is ok. We can only imo I’ve bit by bit and then hope some of these young players make the strp up and can improve the quality and execution 
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I was watching an amateur game yesterday and every time one particular team had a goal kick one of the centre-halves would take it and boot it as high and as far down the park as he could.

Even at that level I was struck by the absolute futility of having possession of the ball and deciding to turn that possession into a 50/50 ball you had to compete for in order to regain that possession.


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There’s nothing wrong with the occasional long ball so long as it’s intelligent and not an aimless punt.

The under 21s played some very affective long balls up the wing against Armenia where the ball was chipped over the full backs head which gave our wingers and strikers a chance to run in behind. 

I don’t recall too many long balls against the Swiss on Thursday.
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Originally posted by howieb howieb wrote:

Originally posted by Green Devil Green Devil wrote:

Originally posted by BabbsBalls BabbsBalls wrote:

Originally posted by Paul Andrew White Paul Andrew White wrote:

We are Ireland we should demand it better. Fear no enemy. Our problem is confidence when on the ball.

It is. 

Some want each of our managers to pass the ball till the cows come home yet we can’t put five passes together most times.

That's because they're not allowed or encouraged to?

Instructions under Trap and O'Neill was to hoof the ball forward as quick as possible.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with retaining possession and playing some simple 5 and 10 yard passes.

Our kick and rush style just hands the ball back to the opposition straight away, for every Shane Long moment against Germany there are 50 needless passes given straight back to the opposition. 

It's all about finding a balance. 

Of course they are allowed and encouraged to pass the ball . When you don't have that technical player to see that pass and hold onto the ball it's very hard to retain possession when your been pressed by a team 
If you have a couple of technical players in the midfield that are comfortable on the ball and can open up space it's easier to hold onto possession and pass the ball . Unfortunately we don't have that type of player. 
It's easy to say pass the ball but when you are been closed down really quickly and don't have the ability to find a little pocket of space it's really difficult... 

It was tongue in cheek.

If you're honestly trying to tell me that Trap and O'Neill weren't guilty of forcing our players into minimal phases of play i.e. getting rid of the ball up the field as quick as possible you need to have a scan of the archives.

Its all a myth that every team presses from the front nowadays, most of the bottom 1 and 2 tier sides allow you to more or less have the ball in your own half and they put 9 men behind the ball, even 10 at times and camp inside their own half looking to counter attack.

No one is saying we should be hitting 800 passes against Denmark away, my point is retaining possession in certain areas and at times imo would definitely bring a far greater level of calm and patience to our play.

I fully understand that we're not blessed with the most technically gifted players in the world but there's no trust being put in these lads at international level (as if being allowed to play football is knocked out of them) to at least attempt to be more calculated and controlled in our play.


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Originally posted by Strazdas Strazdas wrote:

One big change from the Trap and O'Neill eras is we didn't play the ball long at all. Randolph rolled the ball out to the full back every time. That is a big improvement and explains why our possession stats are much higher under Mick.
he didn't do it every time, but I'd have said he kicked it long to the left of centre midfield far more than he rolled it out to Coleman or Stevens
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We averaged 35% possession in MON's last 5 games. In Mick's first 5, we have averaged 53%. Not a direct, or fair comparison, given some of our opponents, but an indicator at least, that we are making some progress and not lumping it long at every opportunity.
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Originally posted by Strazdas Strazdas wrote:

One big change from the Trap and O'Neill eras is we didn't play the ball long at all. Randolph rolled the ball out to the full back every time. That is a big improvement and explains why our possession stats are much higher under Mick.

Good point and when we counter attack it's usually on the ground and not just a long ball unless someone makes a good run. 
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One big change from the Trap and O'Neill eras is we didn't play the ball long at all. Randolph rolled the ball out to the full back every time. That is a big improvement and explains why our possession stats are much higher under Mick.
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Originally posted by Green Devil Green Devil wrote:

Originally posted by BabbsBalls BabbsBalls wrote:

Originally posted by Paul Andrew White Paul Andrew White wrote:

We are Ireland we should demand it better. Fear no enemy. Our problem is confidence when on the ball.

It is. 

Some want each of our managers to pass the ball till the cows come home yet we can’t put five passes together most times.

That's because they're not allowed or encouraged to?

Instructions under Trap and O'Neill was to hoof the ball forward as quick as possible.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with retaining possession and playing some simple 5 and 10 yard passes.

Our kick and rush style just hands the ball back to the opposition straight away, for every Shane Long moment against Germany there are 50 needless passes given straight back to the opposition. 

It's all about finding a balance. 

Of course they are allowed and encouraged to pass the ball . When you don't have that technical player to see that pass and hold onto the ball it's very hard to retain possession when your been pressed by a team 
If you have a couple of technical players in the midfield that are comfortable on the ball and can open up space it's easier to hold onto possession and pass the ball . Unfortunately we don't have that type of player. 
It's easy to say pass the ball but when you are been closed down really quickly and don't have the ability to find a little pocket of space it's really difficult... 
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Originally posted by BabbsBalls BabbsBalls wrote:

Originally posted by Paul Andrew White Paul Andrew White wrote:

We are Ireland we should demand it better. Fear no enemy. Our problem is confidence when on the ball.

It is. 

Some want each of our managers to pass the ball till the cows come home yet we can’t put five passes together most times.

That's because they're not allowed or encouraged to?

Instructions under Trap and O'Neill was to hoof the ball forward as quick as possible.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with retaining possession and playing some simple 5 and 10 yard passes.

Our kick and rush style just hands the ball back to the opposition straight away, for every Shane Long moment against Germany there are 50 needless passes given straight back to the opposition. 

It's all about finding a balance. 
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Originally posted by Paul Andrew White Paul Andrew White wrote:

We are Ireland we should demand it better. Fear no enemy. Our problem is confidence when on the ball.

It is. 

Some want each of our managers to pass the ball till the cows come home yet we can’t put five passes together most times.
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Coleman had a poor game I thought 
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We are Ireland we should demand it better. Fear no enemy. Our problem is confidence when on the ball.
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Originally posted by williemc83 williemc83 wrote:

We're limited but we've clearly improved. Under O'Neill you wouldn't have seen the first half break made by McGoldrick and the cross into Robinson. The possession stats would have been far less than 43% and we wouldn't have had 3 shots on target. 

We're no world beaters and we're fortunate to be in the position we are in. McCarthy has us doing as well as we possibly can. The nonsense of Christie playing midfield is gone. The team is well organised and doing it's job. The chaos off the pitch isn't effecting the team and the manager and players deserve credit for that. 

Good post . People need to be realistic . We don't have the players to dictate the play against teams like Switzerland.  That's why we have to sit a little deeper and hit them on the break . Not as deep and negative as O Neill but if we pushed forward and tried to outplay them they'd open us up and we'd be exposed at the back . We're creating more chances under Mick and playing football in the right areas at the right times. Yes it's not nice to watch at times but Mick knows it's the only way we'll have a chance of qualifying.. 
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