Under-21 Euro 2023 Qualifying

grannyrule wrote:

We got what we deserved for not winning in Dublin

This sums it up. We had chances in Tallaght on Friday.

"Sometimes, sh*t happens, someone's gotta deal with it, and who ya gonna call?"

I think I'll be paying far less attention to the next u21 campaign if I have to watch Crawford ball. So dreary and depressing to watch. Some of the tactics and team selections ... the one upside of not qualifying is not having to watch us get steamrolled by all the decent opposition as we have a clueless coach.

Very upset for the lads in the squad seem a likable bunch. There is a few I rate as future senior squad options hope they keep progressing at squad level.

Trap junior wrote:

is it true Connolly was on the pitch and didnt take a peno?

no

rebelbrowser wrote:

BaileNuisBhoy wrote:

grannyrule wrote:

Wright never looked confident

Did absolutely nothing when he came on

As the lad on Co Commentary mentioned one or 100 times! Seemed to have a real personal beef with young Wright

Think your twisting it a touch there. Actually praised him by saying he was one of our best players throughout the campaign (I didn't agree with that). He was right in that Israel were marauding down his side when he came on. A poor sub really if he was going parking the bus.

Heimatklange wrote:

i am raging. Crawford let these players down badly tonight with his team and tactics.

a spoofer of the highest order

Very good post, I couldn't agree more

Banana_RepublicFC wrote:

Not qualifying for it under Kenny hurt more. That was our chance.

It's a shame that he had to take the senior job before qualifying was finished.

Kenny left them in a great position, it was Crawford that made a complete balls of it. Shouldnt be near the job.

Not qualifying for it under Kenny hurt more. That was our chance.

It's a shame that he had to take the senior job before qualifying was finished.

i am raging. Crawford let these players down badly tonight with his team and tactics.

a spoofer of the highest order

I'm obviously gutted for the players. Huge effort to take it to pens stalwart defensive displays from Redmond and O'Connor in particular. Azaz was very impressive when he came on and it benefitted Smallbone massively having someone he could link up with. In the finish Azaz suffered chasing lost causes and could be marked out the game when Smallbone and Tierney went off.

As for the result itself only one team deserved to go through if we are being cold about it and that's Israel. Only one team trying to win that game for most the match even at extra time they were the ones trying despite being the more tired team. We weren't off a yard.

Only period we had was the last 15 minutes when Israel hit a bit of a wall.

Edited by kevin100 - 27 Sep 2022 at 9:10pm