Bale, itās a recurring issue.
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It is a fair point though. I donāt even think we need someone at that level either. Lads like Joe Allen and Steven Davis have bosses games at international level - both are a cut above anything we have had in centre midfield since Stephen Reid
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I think it was you that mentioned Xhaka earlier. He looks like a world class player with Switzerland. A midfielder like that is worth a lot more than a box to box type in international football.
We need to find two things from this campaign.
- A solid defence - weāve gone soft and are being bullied under Kenny.
- A goalscorer - the boy Parrott needs to step up.
But but but Wesā¦
Yeah, a fella who can play deep and take the ball off your centre halves under pressure and play the odd telling pass. International football is played at a slightly slower clip than top level club football so suits those types of players.
It allows you to play on the front foot and open things up. We donāt even have a midfielder who can take the ball facing his own goal and turn with it.
And thatās why we should be playing Robbie Brady. Heās not as good as those mentioned but at least he looks to get on the ball and create. He wonāt dominate a game but you need to have someone trying to influence it a bit and we tend to go for safer options in midfield who wonāt let us down but wonāt cause problems for anyone else either.
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Ger Dunne the stats man was and probably still is a better keeper than that Travers chap
Twas a tipp cunt started the rot
I thought Brady looked like a future captain and talisman for us with his vibrant performances at Euro 2016 but he never built on it. Injuries havenāt helped and I think his own versatility has counted against him a bit too, he had been shunted around to different positions by OāNeill especially and never got much continuity in terms of nailing down a spot.
Browne is a tidy footballer. Heās not near any of those lads mentioned but heās able to play and he likes to play a forward pass. Heāll lose the ball a bit as a result and people will get frustrated, but heās more likely to open teams up than anyone else we have.
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Are we being too harsh on Travers? Check out the Azerbaijan keeper for Portugals goal 
I think Browne is the lad who plays the advanced role in a three where he can make some third man runs and support the front two. What we miss is a guy who can set a tempo and get the ball off the defenders consistently and just keep it simple, Cullen was ok tonight but looks panicked on the ball at times.
Goal aside I didnāt think Browne did much tonight.
Yeah he hasnāt progressed as hoped. The McCarthy Hendrick Brady midfield trio looked like the future but theyāve all had huge injury and form problems.
But we do need a bit more guile. Maybe Browne will be that player but I think weāre writing Brady off too soon like we did with McGeady who similarly wasnāt trusted enoug. He should have been backed by managers instead of asked to track back to full back relentlessly to match what Stephen Hunt brought to the team.
An experienced striker scored a wonderful goal against an inexperienced goalkeeper. At international level.
Ye need to let him go
Imagine if we had someone like Billy Gilmour coming through. Cant even make Scotland squad.
Based on what I saw he looked very average last Sunday v the might of Sheffield United