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Great team performance tonight. 3 with O'Shea, Duffy and Egan could be a solid way going forward. I thought Cullen was very good on the ball in the middle not so much without it. Bazunu was brilliant and had no chance for the two goals looks like he's going to be a very good keeper, just a shame who he plays for.

Ronaldo is a cnut, the second header is a top class one. It just seemed inevitable that he would score.

If I'm being honest, Portugal did deserve to win in the end but will not win anything under this coach.

We're not winning anything under any coach. Do you mean we're not qualifying for tournaments?
 
Blatantly wanted to be there for "history."

Always suspicious of refs who gel their hair. Attention-seeking cnuts a lot of the time.
Some awful strange hair styles creeping into the GAA scene lately as well amongst the Refs, so a lad in his late 40s with a Mohawk a few weeks back, nearly pissed myself laughing. He ref'd just as you'd imagine he'd ref. Disgracefully but with immaculate confidence
 
We're not winning anything under any coach. Do you mean we're not qualifying for tournaments?

I mean Portugal will win nothing under their
coach. No idea how he is getting away with his approach with the players he has avaialble. It's worse than Southgate playing his 7 defenders with England.

Ireland won't be winning anything or qualifying for the next World cup, this campaign looks like it's pretty much over unless there are some major surprises. The target should be to get a squad together to push for the next Euros and the 2026 world cup.
 
Some awful strange hair styles creeping into the GAA scene lately as well amongst the Refs, so a lad in his late 40s with a Mohawk a few weeks back, nearly pissed myself laughing. He ref'd just as you'd imagine he'd ref. Disgracefully but with immaculate confidence

:lol:
 
I mean Portugal will win nothing under their
coach. No idea how he is getting away with his approach with the players he has avaialble. It's worse than Southgate playing his 7 defenders with England.

Ireland won't be winning anything or qualifying for the next World cup, this lcampaign looks like it's pretty much over unless there are some major surprises. The target should be to get a squad together to push for the next Euros and the 2026 world cup.

Oh sorry I clearly can't read. I must be more traumatized than I thought. :lol:

Yeah I agree Portugal should be playing a lot better with those players.
 
I mean Portugal will win nothing under their
coach. No idea how he is getting away with his approach with the players he has avaialble. It's worse than Southgate playing his 7 defenders with England.

He already won the Euro's with Portugal.
 
In the last few years watching Ireland I'd be disappointed that we didn't get a good result but I'd sit back and say that we got ourselves into trouble far too often and were rightfully punished. Normally I'd move on and not give it too much thought or emotion. Tonight I was absolutely devastated and even more so livid. We deserved something out of that game. I had a feeling that for all the effort we'd put in, we'd still get suckerpunched in the dying minutes of the match but even a draw in such a difficult match would be something to celebrate. Coming away with nothing after what was, for once, a towering and gutsy performance was disgusting and completely undeserved. We should have had at least a point from that match, at the very least, and I'm both gutted and sickened that we have nothing to show for it. There was no way we deserved that ending at all. As for that prick of a ref, well the less said the better.
 
He already won the Euro's with Portugal.

Yeah he did and maybe that buys him some credit. But it was the same shit on a stick football albeit with much a poorer squad and attacking options. There was only maybe 5 or 6 of those players out there tonight.

He should be playing better with those players. Let's be honest they could have and probably should have battered that Ireland team. But it was the same predictable plays and cross after cross after cross. For 85 minutes it was easy for Duffy and Egan in defence to head them away. It is just percentages football, throw enough balls in there and eventually Ronaldo will get his head onto to one or two and that's what happened tonight.
 
Considering this is the worst Ireland side I’ve ever seen in my life it makes the result so much harder to take. I’m actually gutted but I’m proud aswell
 
Even though Connolly dived badly, I do think the VAR could have given a PK. Palhinha seems to charge Connolly on the back.
Good match from Eire, but more tactical fouls were needed in the last 10 minutes.
 
Refereee was shite. Ronaldo is a superhuman.

Aside from that what a great performance from a young team. Guess we'll be enjoying pints in a cosy pub next December while the English watch their team lose on penalties in the dry desert.
 
Even though Connolly dived badly, I do think the VAR could have given a PK. Palhinha seems to charge Connolly on the back.
Good match from Eire, but more tactical fouls were needed in the last 10 minutes.

The one where he was barged in the back when taking the shot should probably have been given.

The team will take a lot of confidence from this though. Hopefully we can kick on and get a few wins before we play Portugal again.
 
Even though Connolly dived badly, I do think the VAR could have given a PK. Palhinha seems to charge Connolly on the back.
Good match from Eire, but more tactical fouls were needed in the last 10 minutes.

That was a nailed on penalty. Classic case of boy who cried wolf though. Connolly was going down like a sack of shit every time he got near their box. You can see why the ref wasn’t inclined to believe him. Why the feck didn’t VAR get him to review the footage though?
 
The one where he was barged in the back when taking the shot should probably have been given.

The team will take a lot of confidence from this though. Hopefully we can kick on and get a few wins before we play Portugal again.

Serbia plays worst than us so you guys have a good chance if you get a wining streak.
We have a talented generation being wasted under a Park the bus manager like Fernando Santos. It's a pity this generation Will fail to achieve another title due to outdated tactics.
 
That was a nailed on penalty. Classic case of boy who cried wolf though. Connolly was going down like a sack of shit every time he got near their box. You can see why the ref wasn’t inclined to believe him. Why the feck didn’t VAR get him to review the footage though?

My thoughts too. It looked like a PK to me and I'm from PT. He would probably miss because the ball was a bit high looking at the replay, but would be a fair decision.
 
what the feck was with all that extra time? feckin ref

Doherty alone stopped the game for well over 5 minutes in the second half. 10 minutes of extra time would have felt too little after that. If you mean the extra few seconds after the 5, there was a VAR penalty review during added time.

I agree that we shouldn't have had a penalty in the first half though, that was a bullshit decision.

Your striker's hold up play against freaking Pepe and Ruben Dias was very impressive, who was that?
 
first time ever been happy after an ireland defeat. Viva Ronaldo!!

Ps dont blame coaches managers etc look at what players we have at our disposal. coleman is the only player capable and good enough to play top half in the prem.
 
Yeah he did and maybe that buys him some credit. But it was the same shit on a stick football albeit with much a poorer squad and attacking options. There was only maybe 5 or 6 of those players out there tonight.

He should be playing better with those players. Let's be honest they could have and probably should have battered that Ireland team. But it was the same predictable plays and cross after cross after cross. For 85 minutes it was easy for Duffy and Egan in defence to head them away. It is just percentages football, throw enough balls in there and eventually Ronaldo will get his head onto to one or two and that's what happened tonight.

I agree completely. That Portugal team now should be aiming to win the upcoming World Cup. They have fantastic players in every position but Fernando Santos has taken them as far as he can with his outdated style.

Being Irish, that one tonight is tough to take. Pretty much everything went in Portugal's favour. The foul on Connelly in the second half was a definite penalty. 2-0 should have done the trick. It was a reckless challenge from Cancelo. Great effort and plenty to be positive about despite WC qualification being out of sight.
 
first time ever been happy after an ireland defeat. Viva Ronaldo!!

Ps dont blame coaches managers etc look at what players we have at our disposal. coleman is the only player capable and good enough to play top half in the prem.
Are you Irish? You can f*ck off if so. :lol:
 
Doherty alone stopped the game for well over 5 minutes in the second half. 10 minutes of extra time would have felt too little after that. If you mean the extra few seconds after the 5, there was a VAR penalty review during added time.

I agree that we shouldn't have had a penalty in the first half though, that was a bullshit decision.

Your striker's hold up play against freaking Pepe and Ruben Dias was very impressive, who was that?

Presume you mean Adam Idah? He’s a decent prospect. Just needs to find the right club for him to get regular games.
 
Doherty alone stopped the game for well over 5 minutes in the second half. 10 minutes of extra time would have felt too little after that. If you mean the extra few seconds after the 5, there was a VAR penalty review during added time.

I agree that we shouldn't have had a penalty in the first half though, that was a bullshit decision.

Your striker's hold up play against freaking Pepe and Ruben Dias was very impressive, who was that?

Norwich substitute striker Idah! He was really good :)
 
Serbia plays worst than us so you guys have a good chance if you get a wining streak.
We have a talented generation being wasted under a Park the bus manager like Fernando Santos. It's a pity this generation Will fail to achieve another title due to outdated tactics.

We'll see. It's never an easy game against Serbia.
 
Serbia plays worst than us so you guys have a good chance if you get a wining streak.
We have a talented generation being wasted under a Park the bus manager like Fernando Santos. It's a pity this generation Will fail to achieve another title due to outdated tactics.
Seems to be a common theme amongst international teams. As an England fan, it hits particularly close to home. But most managers around Europe seem disliked by their nation at the moment.
 
first time ever been happy after an ireland defeat. Viva Ronaldo!!

Ps dont blame coaches managers etc look at what players we have at our disposal. coleman is the only player capable and good enough to play top half in the prem.
This is unforgivable. Everything thats wrong with football in Ireland.
 
Seems to be a common theme amongst international teams. As an England fan, it hits particularly close to home. But most managers around Europe seem disliked by their nation at the moment.
At least you guys play decent footie and actually create more chances.
We simply make an overload of crosses and hope for the best
 
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