Republic of Ireland Team 2023/24 [old thread]

I'd take Lennon there to be honest.

Mark OMahony starts for Brighton

Back to back starts and back to back clean sheets for Travers. If Bournemouth bring in a new number 1 to replace Neto then Southampton could do well to get Travers on loan for next season. Mark O'Mahoney was replaced at half time as Brighton's poor 2024 continues losing 3-0 to Bournemouth.

Alex Murphy got a few minutes off the bench vs Sheffield United. Gave away a penalty late on but VAR overruled it saying it was a good challenge. Interesting to see what Newcastle do with him next season as not 100% sure how the UEFA rules around club trained/homegrown players work.

O'Shea and Cullen were impressive as Burnley drew with United. Burnley hitting a bit of form lately and have given themselves a slim chance of staying up.

Finn Azaz becomes the first Irish player since Alan Judge (15/16) and fifth Irish player to hit double digits in goal and assists in the Championship as scored once and got two assists at the weekend. Alex Gilbert got his first start for Boro and got himself a goal and an assist too.

Might be League 2 but Calum Kavanagh's move to Bradford has been success so far. 5 goals and 2 assists while he usually plays as a number 10 in a 3-4-2-1 system. His previous stints at League 2 level were meh so great to see his move to Bradford start so well. Currently joint third in the top scorer table for them and only joined on Feb 1st.

Things not going well for Ebosele in Italy as he's played 8 minutes in the last 5 games as Udinese now find themselves in the bottom three with four games left. They play Empoli and Frosinone who are both a point ahead of them in their final two games.

Complete opposite for Jake O'Brien whose cemented his place as first choice for Lyon. Up to 8th in the table after the 3-2 win over Monaco and still have the French cup final to come against PSG. Though PSG recently beat them 4-1 in the league.

Probably because Ebosele can't defend from the limited bits I've seen of him in an Ireland shirt

Ehizibue is normally their first choice RWB anyway but had ligament reconstruction surgery just under 12 months ago so missed the first few months of the season. Hopefully Cannavaro being one of the best defenders in his day he can improve that side of Festy's game.

Last Udinese coach or could have been the guy before him. Not sure as they dispose of coaches like Watford do. His defensive side of things was highlighted as a weakness though when you try convert a winger into a defender it is no surprise. Ehizibue came off hurt at the weekend so Festy might get back in for Mondays game against Napoli.

Millenic Alli has finished the season very strongly at Exeter. He was injured when he transferred in January. Only got his first start in April and finished with four goals.

Think long term Ogbene would possibly be our best bet at RWB.

No he’s absolutely terrible. What would Bohs, Wolves, Spurs, Atletico and multiple Ireland managers know about football.

I didn't ask about him as a footballer, I asked about his defending.

Trent Alexander Arnold is a bad defender.

Yes, he's in the top 1% but that's what I'm comparing him to when I say he's bad. There's no point just saying everyone is exceptional ffs. We take the top 5 leagues, or whatever, and the worst player in that group is shite in comparison to the others. Of course he's actually exceptional and way better than any poster here but that's not who he's being judged against.

Exactly, claiming an England international, vice-captain at one of the worlds biggest clubs, who’s won every domestic trophy available, as well as a Champions League, is a bad defender is absolutely comical.

He’s been in the Champions League team of the year twice, FIFA team of the season once, PFA team of the year three times.

Gotta love the Boards internet talent scouts. Surprised more clubs don’t hire from here. Boards would make a fortune brokering deals for them.

Unfortunately playing away at Arsenal I can't see it. Somewhat massive game for him. Nobody is expecting anything from them but if Travers can perform could go a long way to winning back the number one jersey and even getting another Irish cap this June.

Szmodics bags a brace again Today, the man single handily kept Blackburn in the Championship this season.

Where will he be off to next though?

In fairness, Travers had a very good game though.

If Browne goes I hope either it's abroad or an unlikely move to a PL team. He has over 400 appearances for Preston and could easily break the club record in the next two years. I know it doesn't matter when you could double your salary though, but it would be a great feat.