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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Double Maxim Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Nov 2021 at 12:39pm
Originally posted by Strazdas Strazdas wrote:

Big plus for me is our defence. Only four goals conceded in the last seven games and two of those were Ronaldo specials.

This should be a major help in the Euro qualifiers. If we can keep things tight, we will be competitive at the very least and will not face a scenario of being eliminated early, as happened in this WC group.
 

The defence are certainly looking a lot more solid of late.


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Not only do we look solid in defence, but we've got options aplenty at centre half and look good regardless of who starts.

Duffy, Egan, O'Shea, Collins, Omobamidele, Clark for starters who are all Premier League/top end Championship defenders and then you've got the likes of Jimmy Dunne, Mark McGuinness, Darragh Lenihan playing regularly too. Kevin Long would also do a job if ever needed.

I wouldn't be writing off the likes of Scales or O'Hora either. 

We don't need to worry about defenders for another 10-12 years which is a great complaint to have.
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Originally posted by You Tell Me You Tell Me wrote:

A predictable enough game in the end, everyone on both sides would have taken the point before the game and everyone is happy with one now.

Any number of issues with both the starting team and especially the substitutions, which were terrible. But a point is fine and makes Sunday even more important now.

So we've gone from facing being embarrassed by Portugal home and away, to being embarrassed at taking a point against them. Which is the least we deserved from the two games. 

It wasn't edge of the seat excitement, but dead rubbers at the end of a campaign rarely are. It is 1 loss in 9 games, 5 games unbeaten, and 3 consecutive clean sheets on the bounce. Of course, to those who want him gone, those significant details don't count. The goalposts have now shifted to the next "must-win" referendum tomorrow. While the wider world is busy watching the real must win game in the group, where the losers will probably be joining Luxembourg and us on the also rans couch next year. 
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seems Leeds have had enough of kids running onto the pitch 



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