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colemanY2K 
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confident he'll show up
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Fozz
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100% included and 90% will show up.
I really hope he's played in a game (more than 1, as a starter at CF) and we put this to bed and move onto the next one  Edited by Fozz - 24 May 2022 at 11:34am |
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kevin100
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A few Irish player tracker entities have fairly put it out there that he's going to be so they and their sources will look pretty stupid if he doesn't for a start.
Still have this nagging feeling he won't be but all logic dictates he should be. He would be a real asset in these 4 games coming up and would be perfect to play up top. We do lack a player to play that role he played at Swansea up top.
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Pinginí
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I think he'll be included but I'm 50/50 on whether he commits. Nagging felling is something is off with his relationship with Ireland/Kenny. I hope to be proven very wrong and can't wait to see him at the Aviva in a few weeks.
He'll get some reception when he makes his home debut. |
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Fozz
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We have to bear in mind that Armenia will sit back and absorb, so we need to be clever in this first match to unlock them. I'd pick Obafemi as our best CF but am not sure he's best suited to this opening match.
Possibly go Parrott up top in this one, as he's a more technical player who is happy to come deep and make things happen. Robinson is a flat-track bully so play him left and I guess Ogbene right. |
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If he can bang them out for fun in the Championship he'll be grand against Armenia
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I await tomorrow with bated breath.
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Banjaxed
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I'm not concerned with who's front so much against Armenia. If they play a low block, our lack of creativity and guile in midfield will be our main issue. Same old story.
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I've no worries about him getting the call, nor showing up.
I don't think Armenia will just sit in for this. They're the home team, it's a competitive game, they'll be looking at us as 3rd seeds as their best chance at picking up points to avoid relegation. They're on par with the likes of Luxembourg & Georgia, so it won't be another Lithuania situation. On the front 3 - playing 3 out and out strikers/forwards doesn't really work for us. We've done it numerous time now and it's always clunky & disjointed (although we still create chances). vs Lithuania - Robinson/Keane/Ogbene didn't work. vs Lux away - Robinson/Idah/Ogbene wasn't working until Knight came on for Idah & change the game. vs Azer home - Connolly/Idah/Parrott didn't work. Horgan came on for Connolly, but we were 0-1 down at that point & starting to panic. We need 1 of the front 3 to be an attacking-mid (Knight/Browne/McGrath) to give balance.
I don't think Obafemi goes straight into the XI. New teammates & tactics, he'll probably need some time to bed in. Sub him in in the 1st & 2nd games, see how he's adjusting, then maybe start him in the 3rd or 4th game. I'd go Knight/Robinson/Ogbene, tried and trusted at this point, they'll get goals. Ideal scenario - score 2 or 3 early, get key players off early (Robinson, Ogbene, Cullen), then you can bring Obafemi into a situation where there's no pressure on him to score straight away.
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Can't see Robinson and Ogbene not starting, and Knight will surely start against Scotland and Ukraine to give that extra man in midfield.
Even against Armenia who I don't think will be all out defensive at home in the first game his pressing in the attacking areas will be valuable. Think missing out in March will see Obafemi starting from the bench and coming on early in the second half. |
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I think he will be in the squad and turn up. Hopefully he gets some decent time on the pitch. Ogbene, Robinson, Knight, Parrott are probably ahead of him in the pecking order for the front 3 roles rightly or wrongly, but I hope he gets at least one start and a few good sub appearances with a view to him starting in future. For a team that didn't have much pace in it for a long time, having Ogbene and Obafemi up top would be a real headache for any team.
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Imagine his attitude if he was called up, worked like a dog in training and didnt get minutes as that's the induction process kid.... "you'll get in next time"
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Pinginí
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Could totally see him being picked and Kenny leaving him out of the matchday 23 for James Collins and Will Keane for all the games.
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He’s done nothing for Ireland! Robinson, Parrott and Ogbene all rightly ahead of him! Hope he gets off the bench mind.
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4 games in what, 12 days? I think they'll all see plenty of game time inc Obafemi. Hes really the only out and out striker we have, the others would be more so vying with each other for the other 2 positions behind him in the 10. If it was me, I'd be starting with Obafemi Robinson Ogbene But I reckon Kenny will go Robinson Knight Ogbene Still dont think he sees Parrott as a started just yet. If I was to predict a wild card, Mark Sykes might get thrown into the mix. |
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BrendanD88
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You pick the players that suit Stephen Kenny’s system, the Swansea manager may play a completely different type of football to what we play so you can’t just throw him up top and expect things to click straight away! Kenny has been good in bringing players into the squad and letting them get used to how we train and how we play rather than throwing them straight into the team. |
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You have the find the balance. You pick the players that suit the system, the form players and Conor Hourihane.
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