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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Originally posted by John Nice John Nice wrote:

Just back from the game and I come on here, 30 posts ripping into Kenny, 30 posts ripping into Kelleher, not one post on Smallbone, excellent debut.


The posters who don't bother their hole going to the game are usually the ones most vocal in their criticism.

 

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Look forward to those moaning about kids at football games, having kids of their own.

How dare parents bring kids to a not sold out Latvia friendly, that seat could have been left empty the selfish feckers.
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Personally thought the pros outweighed the cons.
Smallbone  Ferguson obafemi O’Dowda molumby all excellent, Johnston is an exciting player, kelleher was decent enough, beaten by a worldie and a deflection, needs game time as does Doherty , the only real disappointment for me. Need to tighten up on the space in front of our three cbs when not in possession too.
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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Originally posted by John Nice John Nice wrote:

Just back from the game and I come on here, 30 posts ripping into Kenny, 30 posts ripping into Kelleher, not one post on Smallbone, excellent debut.


The posters who don't bother their hole going to the game are usually the ones most vocal in their criticism.

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How people can post during the game is beyond me. Maybe go and see it with your own eyes instead of criticisng every single play..........
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Originally posted by Mr. Snrub Mr. Snrub wrote:

How people can post during the game is beyond me. Maybe go and see it with your own eyes instead of criticisng every single play..........
Are you under the impression that everybody lives in Dublin? I live in the UK and have a season ticket but I'm not spending hundreds and taking 1.5/2 days off work to come see a midweek friendly vs Latvia.


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Originally posted by Mr. Snrub Mr. Snrub wrote:

How people can post during the game is beyond me. Maybe go and see it with your own eyes instead of criticisng every single play..........

Its quite easy when you have your phone in hand. In fact, depending on circumstances a lot easier that actually attending games for many reasons.
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Plenty of postitives to take from the game.

Smallbone looked very comfortable on has debut, has played himself into the team for Monday. Ferguson getting his 1st Ireland goal and a great cameo from MJ. We need to shore up at the back and stop conceding those long rangers, it's becoming a real concern. I brought the misses to her first senior game and she loved it witnessing 5 goals. Think back to the friendlies under MON, grim times!
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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Originally posted by John Nice John Nice wrote:

Just back from the game and I come on here, 30 posts ripping into Kenny, 30 posts ripping into Kelleher, not one post on Smallbone, excellent debut.


The posters who don't bother their hole going to the game are usually the ones most vocal in their criticism.


+1

Frustrating to lose the two goal lead similar to Armenia but the positives with the debutants outweigh those negatives for me. 
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Originally posted by John Nice John Nice wrote:

Originally posted by MayoMark MayoMark wrote:

Enter Sandman when the teams come out Clap

Loved it!

Great tune but the timing of it when it gets cut short for the presidential greeting and anthems is strange. 

Has to be said again how sh*te our anthem is for sporting events.

Suppose it just needs to be started 30 seconds earlier but if that was being knocked out Monday night when the teams are coming out it would be absolutely class Clap
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How much was a pint in the stadium ?? The real stuff not the 0.0 sh*te 

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Just to point out to all the lads banging on about the 133 ranked Latvia side last week, the team ranked 28 by FIFA and 16 in UEFA qualifying Wales only beat them 1-0 at home last night in a competitive game.
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Originally posted by John Nice John Nice wrote:

Just to point out to all the lads banging on about the 133 ranked Latvia side last week, the team ranked 28 by FIFA and 16 in UEFA qualifying Wales only beat them 1-0 at home last night in a competitive game.

We conceded twice to them, and the Latvian defender put the winner on a plate for us.
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Originally posted by Het-field Het-field wrote:

Originally posted by John Nice John Nice wrote:

Just to point out to all the lads banging on about the 133 ranked Latvia side last week, the team ranked 28 by FIFA and 16 in UEFA qualifying Wales only beat them 1-0 at home last night in a competitive game.

We conceded twice to them, and the Latvian defender put the winner on a plate for us.

But we scored 3 times? Why is it more important not to concede 2 (one being a wondergoal) than it is to score two more? The outcome is the same, a 1 goal win.
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Originally posted by The O'Shea The O'Shea wrote:


But we scored 3 times? Why is it more important not to concede 2 (one being a wondergoal) than it is to score two more? The outcome is the same, a 1 goal win.

Because its speaks to the team being on the back-foot for a part of the match. And anybody watching saw that.
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Originally posted by Het-field Het-field wrote:

Originally posted by The O'Shea The O'Shea wrote:


But we scored 3 times? Why is it more important not to concede 2 (one being a wondergoal) than it is to score two more? The outcome is the same, a 1 goal win.

Because its speaks to the team being on the back-foot for a part of the match. And anybody watching saw that.

But the point is people were bemoaning the fact that Ireland only won by the odd goal (and 6 of that team didnt start vs France, others needed the minutes, 2 full debutantes and another off the bench) and Latvia obviously caused the higher ranked Wales side problems also. We won the game, some of the criticism after the game (a friendly) was ott.
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Originally posted by John Nice John Nice wrote:


But the point is people were bemoaning the fact that Ireland only won by the odd goal (and 6 of that team didnt start vs France, others needed the minutes, 2 full debutantes and another off the bench) and Latvia obviously caused the higher ranked Wales side problems also. We won the game, some of the criticism after the game (a friendly) was ott.

True. But Kenny has generally taken friendly matches seriously. Thats indicated by his team selections, and even his substitutions in those games. Issues that have raised their head during Kenny's time in charge also repeated themselves in this game. Conceding to a minnow (yes a minnow), being forced to recover the loss of a two goal lead, a period of the game where we looked listless and out of ideas, and finally circling the wagons in order to secure the win (Latvia even had a late chance). My point is, not all wins are equal. A 1-0 win is uninspiring, but there remains a clean sheet, and the defence escapes intact.
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Originally posted by John Nice John Nice wrote:

Originally posted by Het-field Het-field wrote:

Originally posted by The O'Shea The O'Shea wrote:


But we scored 3 times? Why is it more important not to concede 2 (one being a wondergoal) than it is to score two more? The outcome is the same, a 1 goal win.

Because its speaks to the team being on the back-foot for a part of the match. And anybody watching saw that.

But the point is people were bemoaning the fact that Ireland only won by the odd goal (and 6 of that team didnt start vs France, others needed the minutes, 2 full debutantes and another off the bench) and Latvia obviously caused the higher ranked Wales side problems also. We won the game, some of the criticism after the game (a friendly) was ott.
 

Issue is for me it’s a carbon copy of what happened against Armenia. Went 2-0 and nearly fell over ourselves trying to throw it away. Went ahead against Scotland and Ukraine gave the lead away as well lesser extent than the first two but still signs of a pattern. 

The big positive for this Irish team is we now have a range of attackers who have shown they know where the net is to an extent at international level. Ogbene,Obafemi,Parrott without including the arrival of Evan Ferguson. Oldest of them is Ogbene at 25. It’s all very positive coupled with our obvious set piece threat. 

Our defensive weakness is worrying and the lack of ability to protect that D area/area just outside the box also. Signs of that again Monday night. Our set piece defending did improve Monday night and the management deserve credit for that even if we didn’t have many to deal with.

Seems to me the goals from distance/not protecting the D area this will be to Kenny what the passing stats thing was to Martin O’Neill going by his frosty response to a perfectly fair question from Tony O’Donoughue the other night. 
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