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No he wasn't! Don't kid yourself DB74, for this group of players to qualify for the Euros is an achievement in itself. The Irish fans are entitled to enjoy themselves over there, it's not often they get the chance!
We shouldn't be just happy with getting there. Getting there should be a minimum acceptable standard for Irish soccer.
Where was the heart and fight-back demonstrated against Russia when we went 3-0 down at home in the qualifiers?
We shouldn't be just happy with getting there. Getting there should be a minimum acceptable standard for Irish soccer.
Irish soccer is an absolute disgrace and has been for a long time! Ask any coach of underage football and they will tell you that we are simply not producing kids with talent anymore. The Spanish and Dutch have systems in place that protect and encourage young children, help them develop skills and allow them to play football. We have a system where kids play on full size pitches and some kids hardly ever get a touch of the ball in a game.
If you want to understand more on our problems and possible ways on solving them check out The Coach Diary, run by an irish guy who spent his childhood playing football in Portugal and had spells at Sporting Lisbon. A great read!
As much as I like Roy Keane, last night he really annoyed me!!
Just as well that he was good at football though as there's not much else to like or admire about the man.Having said that, what a legend of a player. Spain wouldn't have won 4-0 if he had being playing last night.
Denmark also has a team squad made up predominantly of journeyman pros but they have beaten Holland and were unlucky not to get a draw against Portugal, having pulled a 2-goal deficit back
It’s a miracle we qualified.
The fans were spine tingly last night - to see/hear them for the last ten minutes was a pleasure and made me proud to be Irish.
Hear Hear and so say all of us
The tricolour wigs, the leprechaun suits, the photos of comatose fans, the self-designated 'best fans in de wurrild' - none of that stirs national pride in me.
Or this.
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