Blanco 4,917 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 18 minutes ago, DanFromDownSouth said: I'm not sure it's the style of play that's issue for Ireland at the moment, Stephen Kenny appears to be hugely out of his depth. At least Ireland have gone a step further than Norway and Germany (highlighting the Human rights abuses) and are actively boycotting the World Cup. 😂 Sorry Dan but it is definitely the style of play. It’s bloody awful. No heart. No desire. Pure fannying about football. Horrendous and extremely embarrassing i 4 Link to post Share on other sites
DanFromDownSouth 1,706 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 9 hours ago, Blanco said: Sorry Dan but it is definitely the style of play. It’s bloody awful. No heart. No desire. Pure fannying about football. Horrendous and extremely embarrassing i I just don't think the style of play changes the situation Ireland are in. Think the issues the national team have go beyond how they play. You said it yourself no heart or desire, regardless of how you play without those you'll probably lose most games. From the outside looking in the biggest issue is the man in charge. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Blanco 4,917 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 11 minutes ago, DanFromDownSouth said: I just don't think the style of play changes the situation Ireland are in. Think the issues the national team have go beyond how they play. You said it yourself no heart or desire, regardless of how you play without those you'll probably lose most games. From the outside looking in the biggest issue is the man in charge. You are probably correct Dan. I have calmed down ever so slightly this morning. I am amusing myself with the thought that someone on here complained that England only won 5-0 the other night 😂 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,320 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) 45 minutes ago, DanFromDownSouth said: I just don't think the style of play changes the situation Ireland are in. Think the issues the national team have go beyond how they play. You said it yourself no heart or desire, regardless of how you play without those you'll probably lose most games. From the outside looking in the biggest issue is the man in charge. 10 games without a win...I think you also have to question the manager and coaching setup. But even so, losing at home to Luxembourg...thats gotta hurt. Especially when you see Wales beat a very decent team like Mexico (even if it was only a friendly). 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,320 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 34 minutes ago, Blanco said: You are probably correct Dan. I have calmed down ever so slightly this morning. I am amusing myself with the thought that someone on here complained that England only won 5-0 the other night 😂 Yeah - you'd think we actually lost from some of the reactions. 😂 Personally I'm quite happy if England look a bit rusty and disjointed now, while we have the easy matches, as long as we start playing better when the tougher ones come around. You know what they say about peaking at the right time. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,641 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Blanco said: You are probably correct Dan. I have calmed down ever so slightly this morning. I am amusing myself with the thought that someone on here complained that England only won 5-0 the other night 😂 Just checked Ireland's last home game against San Marino, they also won 5-0. I'm not unhappy that we won, and it was an extremely comfortable victory, I was unhappy with some of the finishing given it's cost England dearly against better opposition. Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,641 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Albania today! 🇦🇱 Looking forward to this one, a win is important but I honestly don't know a single Albanian player, so I've no idea what to expect. I know plenty of Kosovars and Swiss of Albanian/Kosovar heritage though. Given they only bear Andorra 1-0, I'm feeling confident. Link to post Share on other sites
DanFromDownSouth 1,706 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Blanco said: You are probably correct Dan. I have calmed down ever so slightly this morning. Happens to the best of us! England have been on the wrong end of bad results for few times themselves. 1 hour ago, Blanco said: I am amusing myself with the thought that someone on here complained that England only won 5-0 the other night 😂 I mean going on the expected goals statistics it's a scoreline that is exactly as expected. 😂 England had an expected goals total of 5.08. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DanFromDownSouth 1,706 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, AnglianRed said: 10 games without a win...I think you also have to question the manager and coaching setup. Exactly. With all due respect to Kenny when he was announced that he was going to take over it raised some eyebrows at the time. Looking at the other members of his backroom staff they aren't exactly experienced. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Redcar Rioja 5,976 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 20 minutes ago, DanFromDownSouth said: Exactly. With all due respect to Kenny when he was announced that he was going to take over it raised some eyebrows at the time. Looking at the other members of his backroom staff they aren't exactly experienced. It's like Woodgate all over again. Thing now is do the FAI hold their hands up and admit they screwed up or hold their nerve that Kenny will evolve, develop and become a huge success. If the latter how many more games do they give him? It would be interesting to know what the Players themselves are thinking. Are they buying into what he is trying to do or believe he hasn't a clue and totally out of his depth in which case its not a difficult decision to make. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,641 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 24 minutes ago, Redcar Rioja said: It's like Woodgate all over again. Thing now is do the FAI hold their hands up and admit they screwed up or hold their nerve that Kenny will evolve, develop and become a huge success. If the latter how many more games do they give him? It would be interesting to know what the Players themselves are thinking. Are they buying into what he is trying to do or believe he hasn't a clue and totally out of his depth in which case its not a difficult decision to make. I think it's easier to ride the storm in international football given the stakes are much lower. Qualification definitelt isn't taken as a given for countries like Ireland, and Portugal and Serbia are both better footballing teams anyway, so it's not a huge risk to keep him on if they think he can achieve something. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sanddancer 1,967 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 21 hours ago, Redcar Rioja said: Absolutely not, what a ridiculous unqualified assumption to make, the complete opposite being true. I literally have the scars from objecting to injustices in my lifetime. You seem to be of the view that we shouldn't bother and just be accepting of persecution and injustice because resistance is futile. In my work I have blocked several major contracts over workers being exploited in overseas factories/suppliers at great cost and inconvenience and in one particular case eventually being sacked (albeit cloaked by it being called "redundancy") for not keeping my mouth shut and backing down. I'm objecting vehemently to the World Cup and the politics of Qatar and corruption in football. Whether it does or doesn't directly or indirectly affect me personally is irrelevant. So I referred to being selective, so I’ll ask again, do you own anything manufactured in China? Do you use plastic or palm oil products? Will you boycott the World Cup? Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,641 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 🇦🇱 v 🏴 Interesting that he's playing both Rice and Phillips, not a fan of that. Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,641 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) England lead 1-0 from a brilliant Harry Kane header, and he probably should have had a second straight after, but it's been a very sluggish England performance overall. I don't think the two defensive midfielders is needed or helpful, Kane was feeding on scraps for nearly 40 minutes, though he was playing very deep. Link to post Share on other sites
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