Irish soccerball nil - That boy Bazunu will save us (Part 1) 🐐

[the_man_himself]

We don’t need a formation mate

[the_man_himself]

@caoimhaoin

However if the Irish players are not familiar, as many recent Irish players have suggested

As you said yesterday mate, there’s a fair chance the players don’t have a clue what’s going on

[Elvis_Brandenberg_Kr]

Ireland will line out in a 1-10 formation tonight. One goalkeeper and 10 outfield players.

[Rocko]

@caoimhaoin

I never said it was sophisticated, to me it was the obvious way to play a technically gifted player like this with the players Ireland possess.

Yes man marking is a real thing, we just do not seem to have anyone at the required level with those attributes, discipline or conditioning to shut down Erikson. Hence why its a stupid suggestion given without any thought.

Martin O’Neill is only in the position he is in cos he was a famous player. He managerial style was probably more than adequate back in the late 90’s when players were still coming thru with street smarts and good drive and reasonable technical ability and prep was different. He clearly has motivational skills. But his tactics and coaching is just around about the u9’s level you suggest.

Now if you know somebody teaching 9 year olds to man mark then i suggest you have a word with them and tell them to consider another hobby.

However if the Irish players are not familiar, as many recent Irish players have suggested, with coming into camp and doing detail analysis on opposition then it may be a negative to start it all of a sudden and obviously MON is a mule and won’t change. So it would be very mentally challenging for the Irish players, or at least a good shot of them.

He has done ok. But we actually now have more EPL players than i can remember for a good while. And some technically decent lads and of course we are carrying a few. We should be doing better overall and i think MON is the wrong man for this team. But thats for another day.

You implied it was too difficult for our players to learn. I said it’s under 9 level stuff.

I didn’t say anything about man marking at Under 9s. I was talking about defending differently in different areas of the pitch. Can’t say I know of it going on at that level, though I have seen it at Under 8 level.

I have my differences and disagreements with MON but please for once don’t pretend to be the oracle on everything. O’Neill worked his way in his management caterer from part time stuff in the bottom tiers of semi professional English football to his current position. He was successful almost everywhere. Sunderland is the obvious exception. He had his issues with the fans at Villa but they proved themselves since to be idiots. They had ridiculous delusions of grandeur and have fallen spectacularly since he left.

I’m all for criticising O’Neill for specifics but he’s not in the job because of his reputation as a player. It would be helpful, and borderline mature, for you to admit that. Sadly I don’t think that will be the case.

O’Neill isn’t one for an enormous amount of tactical preparation or technical coaching but that’s why he has the management team he has. Walford has been with him for years as the coach along with Robertson, now replaced by Guppy. I hope you’re not advocating for an autocratic manager who can’t delegate technical coaching or tactical research.

[Rocko]

It’s Hamilton and Beglin tonight. Thought Beglin had a poor enough game in Cardiff but he’s a class act and will bounce back hopefully.

[peddlerscross]

Are we only getting 20 minutes of build up on RTE tonight due to those jokers in the Aviva?

[Rocko]

8 hours of build up on Danish TV. That’s ridiculous if we only have 20.

[dodgy_keeper]

Now that Ronnie Whelan isn’t in the gantry tonight I’m a tiny bit more optimistic.

[peddlerscross]

Beglin and George are an institution

[Horsebox]

George Hamilton is one of the biggest cunts on the face of the planet.

[dodgy_keeper]

@peddlerscross

Beglin and George are an institution

Hamilton was shocking in Cardiff, never found him as irritating as that night.

Kept on harping on that Wales needed two goals to get through, barely mentioning that if we conceded an equaliser we were out.

[peddlerscross]

If George wasn’t shafted in 1990 we’d have won the World Cup

[feck_it]

He is technically very good and when up for it is a match winner. has a habit with spurs to drift out of games but in this game he is easily the best player and needs to be marshalled by someone with legs and aggression for.the whole 90 minutes. give him nothing easy because with space he will do damage

[Rocko]

Ah he’s a good player alright. And needs attention. He’s not unmarkable though.

[caoimhaoin]

Its all well and good having lads with ya but are they yes men?
Does he listen to them?
Are they analysing the game fully?
Lads on handy numbers not going to rock the boat.
Group think???

I personally do not believe so. Either that or they all ignore the strengths and weaknesses of the squad. The talk from ex players would indicate this does not really happen.

I realise where MON came from, and as i say in a different time it was suitable. Yes he is successful to a point. I just happen to think we could do better.

He is aying the same way largely since day dot. Yet has im.easurably different players.

As i say, he has his strengths. I just do not think enough.

I have given the specifics

[backinatracksuit]

Eriksen is immense for Sours, very rarely drifts out of games and his workrate is extraordinary for a supposed luxury player, he doesn’t have a similar calibre of teammate at international level but we’d do well to keep tabs on him, I’ve no doubt that they’ll have a plan.

[caoimhaoin]

He is outstanding.
The not tating him as one of the best around seems a bit mad.

But then its the typical anti EPL angle

[caulifloweredneanderthal]

I’ve a feeling that Super Glenn is going to have a big night tonight

[anon61956325]

Do you watch a lot of EPL?

[feck_it]

there are days with spurs when he is barely in the game. other days he is fantastic. I hope he gets a roy keane esque mark overmars clatter early on…