Malta vs Ireland

has their keeper made a save?

This is a hard watch

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if he makes no change at half time iā€™m going switching it off. This is dreadful

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Just stuck on the Qatar game

Fuckin hell, someone take someone on when it gets down the sides ffs

Former St Patā€™s man and son of forum stalwart @Chucks_Nwoko Kyrian Nwoko on the bench.

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Malta are shite. Theyā€™re committed to playing out from the back but are unable to progress the ball beyond the initial Irish press. Theyā€™re a slightly worse version of us. Ireland arenā€™t even pressing with much structure or intensity and they keep winning the ball back deep in Maltaā€™s half. For all that, we havenā€™t created any big chances despite winning the ball back in promising positions. Just a few crosses and cut backs that didnā€™t reach the intended target.

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Need a change on the left, if J MC turns back to pass to Collins or a midfielder again Iā€™ll puke

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Weā€™re actually very poor against these types of sides that sit off us, weā€™ve no players to take opposition on and make an opening, too easy to defend against

You could easily Swap Malta and Ireland and your statement is still true

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Weā€™re able to progress it 3/4 way up the pitch and then we fucking turn back and start all over again

thatā€™s because nobody is in the box worth crossing to. Weā€™re shocking

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Coleman has given possession away about 4 times

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Already gone to Disney +

We canā€™t get high enough up to cross it in ffs

TAKE THEM ON

if we had a 4-3-3 at least the far man on the other side could come in and attack the back post. We have effectively one up there because one of the two drops in to make an angle.

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Positives:

257 completed passes

The butchers/bakers/ candle stick makers will surely tire in second half as there focus turns to work tomorrow

Have the players given up on Spock?

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Body language is awful alright. I was thinking the same thing. As has been said, the coaches that keep resigning probably made sure we were set up way competently (at times) despite the lack of individual quality. Now weā€™re a rabble with a lack of quality. Thereā€™s no combination play. Even where players move in relation to the ball and each other. The spaces between the lines. Itā€™s absolutely brutal.

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Itā€™s all over for Kenny Iā€™m afraid to say. All the positivity and spark that was there in June against Scotland has completely gone and the players have downed tools, shite and all as they are anyway. Weā€™ve seen the same at the end of the last few managers reigns and itā€™s similar to the final days of the last few man united managers tenures too. They might not sack him but itā€™s fucked.

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You just hope the dressing room door isnā€™t locked! cc @Little_Lord_Fauntleroy