Clare GAA discussion thread

letowski · 29-03-2015 12:34AM

We go tomorrow,

Patrick Kelly; Domhnall O'Donovan, David McInerney, Cian Dillon; Jack Browne, Conor Ryan, Pat Donnellan; Colm Galvin, Pat O'Connor; John Conlon, Tony Kelly, Colin Ryan; AN Other, Shane O'Donnell, David Reidy.

100pc were playing sweeper system and should lose. I hope #13 is reserved for Conor McGrath but then maybe it's not worth playing him unfit. Seadna I think is unlucky to be dropped if he is, was better than most last weekend. Happy for Reidy, I think he earned this start.

I know it's not going to happen, but I just wish Davy would just stop shackling this team we all defensive tactics and just go and hurl. Feck it like, what does it matter if we lose by a few more points, at least we would give a better chance of a win. Davy bemoaned the lack of confidence in the team during the week but its him that influencing the mindset most of all that were going to lose, by withdrawing lads back. What hope have Reidy and SOD, not 22st between them, have of getting on the ball with 4 or 5 big KK defenders around them. I really hope we go for it tomorrow and take on the game to Kilkenny, but I think Davy will just restrict it.

tatoo · 29-03-2015 01:33AM

The Clare forwards are going to be both outnumbered, prob 6 backs on 4 forwards, as well as out muscled by bigger men who will have an overlap in defence - ideal for launching balls forward bypassing our crowded midfield.
This tactic hasn't worked all year, didn't work last year , nor did it work prior the mi-wadi.

LuckyGent88 · 29-03-2015 01:51AM

And what's with the two different team line ups?

Delighted if reidy is getting another go. Well deserved but if he is just left isolated in the corner again he will find it really tough to have any influence on the game.

letowski · 29-03-2015 02:16AM

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

And what's with the two different team line ups?

Delighted if reidy is getting another go. Well deserved but if he is just left isolated in the corner again he will find it really tough to have any influence on the game.

I think he could be a good positive from the league. He is full of pace and skill and his movement can create space for others, like he did against Dublin and KK. The thing about those games were that he came off the bench when we were losing, and we actually started to bring more players forward. He had players around him he could bring into the game. But as you said, none of these attributes can be effective if he is up top and has to fight for his own ball isolated. I would like to see Honan get more action tomorrow afternoon too, if he is feeling better.

LuckyGent88 · 29-03-2015 02:22PM

Why are we playing a sweeper with the wind??

O donnell on fire though

marco_polo · 29-03-2015 02:32PM

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Why are we playing a sweeper with the wind??

O donnell on fire though

Just saying that to herself he looks super sharp.

McGrath gone off didn't see why but presume he just wasn't 100÷ fit?

Can't see us winning this into that breeze in the second half, as you say asweeper isn't much use for putting points on the board with the wind.

LuckyGent88 · 29-03-2015 02:38PM

This short passing is doing more harm than good. Constantly putting ourselves in trouble. All well and good using the tactic to retain possession but when you can't find your teammate it's pointless. Just drive it down the field ffs.

Limestone Cowboy · 29-03-2015 02:40PM

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Why are we playing a sweeper with the wind??

O donnell on fire though

+1, Reidy playing really well too!

Kristopherus · 29-03-2015 02:41PM

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

This short passing is doing more harm than good. Constantly putting ourselves in trouble. All well and good using the tactic to retain possession but when you can't find your teammate it's pointless. Just drive it down the field ffs.

+1. Hate to see it when a forward is running for a pass and the handpass to a colleague 10 yards away happen 50/60 yards away.

Deise_2012 · 29-03-2015 02:44PM

can anyone pm me a link for tg4 beo streaming. They keep showing the ballyhale match when I try to watch

marco_polo · 29-03-2015 02:51PM

Deise_2012 wrote: »

can anyone pm me a link for tg4 beo streaming. They keep showing the ballyhale match when I try to watch

Aertv.ie perhaps? Still free on a laptop / pc for Saorview channels Afaik

Deise_2012 · 29-03-2015 02:54PM

marco_polo wrote: »

Aertv.ie perhaps? Still free on a laptop / pc for Saorview channels Afaik

tried Aertv but I'm not in the country so they can't show the streaming! cheers anyway!

LuckyGent88 · 29-03-2015 03:08PM

Fighting and working hard in this second half. Taking call of the ball a lot more. Very hard to get our scores though.

marco_polo · 29-03-2015 03:13PM

Some great interplay between O'Donnell and Kelly today. Penalty miss aside he is on fire today too.

LuckyGent88 · 29-03-2015 03:13PM

The kelly and o donnell show here for us anyway

marco_polo · 29-03-2015 03:21PM

Poor start from the footballers in Limerick trailing 1-3 to 0-0

marco_polo · 29-03-2015 03:24PM

Two crucial points in a row gift wrapped to Kk with poor short passes in defense

LuckyGent88 · 29-03-2015 03:27PM

marco_polo wrote: »

Poor start from the footballers in Limerick trailing 1-3 to 0-0

Going to take a guess and say we are playing into a gale

marco_polo · 29-03-2015 03:30PM

Could be a breeze alright just an update text I got.

marco_polo wrote: »

Two crucial points in a row gift wrapped to Kk with poor short passes in defense

And one more to send us down to 1b.

Keano · 29-03-2015 03:31PM

Pity but we needed those types of performances earlier in the league.

68deville · 29-03-2015 03:32PM

The defence using the short pass to beat themselves,awful ta watch..need
A big rejigg in tactics this Clare team

Limestone Cowboy · 29-03-2015 03:34PM

Best performance I seen from them in a long time bar the second half of the Dublin game. Pity to lose it. O donnell was unreal today!

LuckyGent88 · 29-03-2015 03:35PM

Great effort and a high quality game for the relegation battle. Just gifted kilkenny with too many easy scores and that's what ultimately cost us.
Going to need a lot more scores from our forwards. Can't rely on just 2 lads in every game.

cnoc · 29-03-2015 06:31PM

Unfortunately for Patrick Kelly the short hand pass cost Clare dearly today. With time almost up he should have belted it up the field and out of defence.

marco_polo · 29-03-2015 06:35PM

cnoc wrote: »

Unfortunately for Patrick Kelly the short hand pass cost Clare dearly today. With time almost up he should have belted it up the field and out of defence.

To be fair to him the same could really be said of any of the last three points, a little bit disappointing today but if we play like that we should hopefully have a longer summer than last, and you'd think we are well capable of bouncing straight back up from 1B next year.

Clareman · 29-03-2015 06:53PM

Very disappointing to be relegated but there is no shame in being beaten by KK by a point in Nolan Park, we did concede a few points by inaccurate short passes in defence.

I would question while we played with a sweeper when we were playing with a strong wind and why go for goal after 24 minutes from the penalty.

cnoc · 29-03-2015 07:00PM

marco_polo wrote: »

To be fair to him the same could really be said of any of the last three points, a little bit disappointing today but if we play like that we should hopefully have a longer summer than last, and you'd think we are well capable of bouncing straight back up from 1B next year.

On today's performance Clare will overcome Limerick in May. If Shane O'Donnell and Tony Kelly click like they did today, they will cause a lot of problems for any defence. If Podge was available, what a difference he would make to the forwards.

Clareman · 29-03-2015 07:19PM

Disappointing that the footballers lost by double scores today, they might be able to stay up if results go their way even if they lose against Fermanagh.

Hidalgo · 29-03-2015 07:39PM

cnoc wrote: »

On today's performance Clare will overcome Limerick in May. If Shane O'Donnell and Tony Kelly click like they did today, they will cause a lot of problems for any defence. If Podge was available, what a difference he would make to the forwards.

What happened this weekend won't guarantee anything come May.

letowski · 29-03-2015 08:07PM

Gutted about today, but at least we got our best performance of the year. It's frustrating as we as much beat ourselves with at least 5 or 6 astray short passes that they took. When we did actually go direct, SOD and co. were causing all sorts of problems. We can definitely take a few positives out of today like Kelly and O'Donnell's performances while Reidy had a good return today of 3 points. It was good to see Clare being able to compete well in a physical type game. We need to push on now to the end of May.

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