Rep of Ireland v Armenia (6.45pm k/o)

cson · 11-10-2011 3:18pm #1

No thread?

I'll leave someone else do the fancy graphics and say no more other than I'll be there cheering the lads on regardless of Traps tactics or teamsheet. 270 mins from a major championship: come on the boys in green!

IRISHSPORTSGUY · 11-10-2011 3:20pm

'Mon Andorra. :pac:

killwill · 11-10-2011 3:20pm

Not a trap fan by any means, hate his tactic, blah, blah, blah BUT we are so fcuking close to a play off now.......

COME ON YOU BOYS IN GREEN

Paul Tergat · 11-10-2011 3:21pm

COYBIG

ShamoBuc · 11-10-2011 3:23pm

injury time winner in a boring match, be happy with that.

Latchy · 11-10-2011 3:24pm

If it stays 0-0 then grand ...

if we get one goal ? ... shut up shop and put 11 men behind the ball /freeze Armania out .

But if 0-0 don't go kamakzi in dying minutes , leaving nobody in defence .

As the Meerkats say '' simple''

Nalz · 11-10-2011 3:24pm

Going to this...5-4 victory for Ireland. Cox to score all 5 assisted by Kelly(3) and O Shea(2)

starviewadams · 11-10-2011 3:25pm

Hopefully we'll perform at home for once!

dreamers75 · 11-10-2011 3:27pm

Kinda worried myself.

Pinturicchio · 11-10-2011 3:27pm

Latchy wrote: »

But if 0-0 don't go kamakzi in dying minutes , leaving nobody in defence .

Why would we "go kamikaze"? We only need a draw.

Copper_pipe · 11-10-2011 3:28pm

Is there a possibility we can get automatic second place qualification ,if we win and portugal score a few vs denmark

cson · 11-10-2011 3:28pm

Latchy wrote: »

But if 0-0 don't go kamakzi in dying minutes , leaving nobody in defence .

Have to laugh at that - could never imagine ireland going kamikaze under Trap. I'd say he'd have a stroke if you translated the meaning of it into Italian for him.

killwill · 11-10-2011 3:29pm

Latchy wrote: »

If it stays 0-0 then grand ...

if we get one goal ? ... shut up shop and put 11 men behind the ball /freeze Armania out .

But if 0-0 don't go kamakzi in dying minutes , leaving nobody in defence .

As the Meerkats say '' simple''

Trap is that you?
Are these the tactics for tonight???

Pinturicchio · 11-10-2011 3:30pm

I hope I get home in time for kick off.

The feckin' Russians and their timezone. :rolleyes:

MUSEIST · 11-10-2011 3:30pm

I have a bad feeling about this.....:eek:

Latchy · 11-10-2011 3:30pm

Pinturicchio wrote: »

Why would we "go kamikaze"? We only need a draw.

cson wrote: »

Have to laugh at that - could never imagine ireland going kamikaze under Trap. I'd say he'd have a stroke if you translated the meaning of it into Italian for him.

Trap was a the very one to look back at our previous horror shows and notice that when ever trying to hold onto a win ,draw or go for result ,the irish defence was absent ie, ball lobbed over into the Irish half ...bang ....game over

Copper_pipe · 11-10-2011 3:31pm

Pinturicchio wrote: »

I hope I get home in time for kick off.

The feckin' Russians and their timezone. :rolleyes:

All games in irelands group are at 18:45

Colilfc · 11-10-2011 3:32pm

Trilla wrote: »

Going to this...5-4 victory for Ireland. Cox to score all 5 assisted by Kelly(3) and O Shea(2)

We love Cox.

Latchy · 11-10-2011 3:33pm

killwill wrote: »

Trap is that you?
Are these the tactics for tonight???

Want to be catious or over catious Bill ?

bohsfan · 11-10-2011 3:33pm

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Is there a possibility we can get automatic second place qualification ,if we win and portugal score a few vs denmark

No chance of qualifying as best second place team I'm afraid.

A win would most likely see us seeded for the play offs. A draw would very possibly (depending on results elsewhere) see us unseeded.

Raskolnikov · 11-10-2011 3:34pm

MUSEIST wrote: »

I have a bad feeling about this.....:eek:

Ditto.

Latchy · 11-10-2011 3:34pm

MUSEIST wrote: »

I have a bad feeling about this.....:eek:

Well it is the Republic of Ireland football team ...its part of our culture now

GavRedKing · 11-10-2011 3:40pm

We score first and we wont lose the game, if Armenia get the first we could struggle to get back into it.

Latchy · 11-10-2011 3:48pm

gavredking wrote: »

We score first and we wont lose the game, if Armenia get the first we could struggle to get back into it.

That's the catch 22 , we'll have to come out of defence if we go a goal down and even at 0-0 there's that worry of conceding late ...

sdanseo · 11-10-2011 3:51pm

I abhor playing for a draw. It's silly and anyone can score with a minute to go if they put enough effort in.

We need to score. Multiple times, preferably. Either way I'm putting a tenner on Armenia @4/1, that way if we do lose my anger will be short-lived.

JerryHandbag · 11-10-2011 3:51pm

I don't see our clean sheet run continuing, but I do see us getting the required result. 1-1 or 2-1.

I also expect a few funny new Dunphy-isms by the end of the night

Blatter · 11-10-2011 3:52pm

Nah, people are seriously overestimating Armenia. Whilst they have looked good and have been ever improving, they've been in their comfort zone for most of this campaign having played virtually all their games in Eastern Europe.

It's the first time they've really had to travel this far and it'll be a new experience for a relatively young side. It won't be anything like the matches they've played recently. Against Slovakia, Russia and Macedonia, they've been involved in games where technical ability takes centre stage.

We won't let that happen tonight and we will inject a lot more grit and discipline into the game than those nations did. Technical ability will still play it's part of course, but just not to the same extent.

I can see Ireland using their experience and home advantage to control this game and win 2-0.

SlickRic · 11-10-2011 3:52pm

'mon the fúck.

heading to it.

Armenia?

fúck off.

you've only existed 20 years or something, you can't be that good can you?

:pac:

Latchy · 11-10-2011 3:56pm

Hard one to predict ,if it was not on an knife edge we could win by at by least 2 or 3 goals but I think we will get the draw ...as long as the Irish defence doesn't get to jittery .

Raskolnikov · 11-10-2011 3:58pm

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1011/ireland_armenia.html

1607 "I'm in Yerevan at the moment volunteering for nine months and the build up here is crazy.

"For a fortnight everyone has been mentioning this match to me.

"'Bambalahan enk anoom' - we are going to pluck you like a chicken (in Armenian).

"Unfortunately I can see us 'Nestoom enq het' - sitting back

"Hey to all the guys back home and elsewhere."

Fran Baker
Yerevan, Armenia

That_Guy · 11-10-2011 4:04pm

"'Bambalahan enk anoom' - we are going to pluck you like a chicken (in Armenian).

:eek::eek:

Those mother pluckers.

steelcityblues · 11-10-2011 4:05pm

gavredking wrote: »

We score first and we wont lose the game, if Armenia get the first we could struggle to get back into it.

Exactly why they should not play too conservative.

Dolph Starbeam · 11-10-2011 4:05pm

Ireland to win 2-0, not hugely confident but I feel the lads will get the job done. Strange to see Cox start ahead of Long, Cox has played good for Ireland so far but this is a higely important game and I would prefer the in form Long to play alongside Doyle, someone he knows so well too.

Come on Ireland!

stesaurus · 11-10-2011 4:06pm

0-0 will do me. I have a few quid at 11.5 on it. That way even if they bore me to sleep I can wake up a happy man.

Ganymede Glow · 11-10-2011 4:09pm

Is Paul O Connell free to do the teamtalk?

retalivity · 11-10-2011 4:12pm

6.45?????? I thought it was 7.45 or 8

ah jesus i came into work early so i could leave early and watch at least the second half....balls to getting up at half 6 now

IvySlayer · 11-10-2011 4:14pm

I'll have to hoover behind the couch as I'll be setting up camp there!!

ko4jm6y9iwv2lc · 11-10-2011 4:24pm

Here's to spending next summer in Poland/Ukraine, C'mon Ireland!

Stevecw · 11-10-2011 4:38pm

sdeire wrote: »

I abhor playing for a draw. It's silly and anyone can score with a minute to go if they put enough effort in.

We need to score. Multiple times, preferably. Either way I'm putting a tenner on Armenia @4/1, that way if we do lose my anger will be short-lived.

I bet on Armenia too! Always do that against the teams I support. Makes me more confident they'll will win/draw as I lose money if that happens. I'd never be as happy to lose 25 quid again!

Will be sick if I have to collect 125 tomorrow, will be drinking money to drown my sorrows.

4/1 are huge odds, I see its most popular bet now on Paddy Power too.

Its impossible to call tonight, Armenia have looked class in last couple of games. They will have more of the ball, will be better passers, will of course dominate our midfield as everyone does. But can they break through that solid backline?? And hopefully McGeady and Duff can create something and we can sneak an ugly 1-0.

Speaking of McGeady & Duff, i can't see why Trap doesn't switch them over like he used to do at the start. McGeady more often than not beats his man on the outside, then ends up having to cross with his weaker left foot...hence why so many of his final balls are poor.
I see the point about cutting inside and shooting, but surely he can switch them around a few times. All gets very predictable after a while.

Latchy · 11-10-2011 4:39pm

Irish crowd at Avvia have a role to play and scream their fcuking voices out like never .

IRISHSPORTSGUY · 11-10-2011 4:40pm

Has the bench been officially named?

PHB · 11-10-2011 4:40pm

Come. The. ****. On!

Latchy · 11-10-2011 4:45pm

I'm not to bothered about Keane's absense tonight , he blows to hot and cold and misses more than he puts away so time for somebody else up front do the buisness and seize the day .