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Subject: Ireland Vs...
ok i get it, ill ask him when i see him on icq, he is not online right now.
Doesn't matter. I'll get onto the Greece manager, either he's worked it out of he's just worked it into the flag.
We're playing Slovenija. Good chance to prove we should have won the mini world cup.
If we've got a place in the 3rd group of seeds tied up by the end of the season, i'll be looking to put right that result against you. You outplayed us but we still had you beat.
Bleh! It's that time of the season when form drops and injuries start. It looks like i'll be putting out a much weaker side than i would have wanted to for this game, especially if Matthews and Brunton dont shake off their injuries in time.
All set for tomorrow.
Occassionally i think i can overcomplicate tactics against teams of our level. It happened in the first qualifier against Australia and against Sweden. Tomorrow might be another example of that and me trying to do too much or it could go brilliantly.
Personally i think we're better than them and we have better tactics. I'm amazed they won the mini world cup because in some parts of the field they have more holes than a sieve but they did win and i have to be wary of that. On top of that our form is not good and this is far from my first team.
Basically if our tactics work we should win comfortably because they'll struggle to get out of their half. If they dont work it's going to be a long game.
Occassionally i think i can overcomplicate tactics against teams of our level. It happened in the first qualifier against Australia and against Sweden. Tomorrow might be another example of that and me trying to do too much or it could go brilliantly.
Personally i think we're better than them and we have better tactics. I'm amazed they won the mini world cup because in some parts of the field they have more holes than a sieve but they did win and i have to be wary of that. On top of that our form is not good and this is far from my first team.
Basically if our tactics work we should win comfortably because they'll struggle to get out of their half. If they dont work it's going to be a long game.
Out of interest, who's after the National job next season?
Matthews was injured yesterday but i'd put him in the team and planned on removing him if he wasnt fine this morning. One power cut and a dead alarm clock later and i wake up at 11.55 thinking i've put out an injured striker and its too late to change. Thankfully he's shaken off the injury.
* Breathes a sigh of relief *
Whats not so good is that no substitutions have been set. :(
* Breathes a sigh of relief *
Whats not so good is that no substitutions have been set. :(
I'm pretty happy with that but there were a couple of things i'd setup that were strangely absent.
Good result- we never looked in trouble to e honest.
On the NT thing whoever does want to take over from you will need to know a lot about setting tactics. You've proved with your time in charge that it's the difference between winning and losing at this level.
On the NT thing whoever does want to take over from you will need to know a lot about setting tactics. You've proved with your time in charge that it's the difference between winning and losing at this level.
I agree completely and it's especially true for those without plus. You really dont realise how little you know until you're about 10 games in. Having one good tactic wont be anywhere near good enough and you'll get found out very quickly if you dont adapt them for every game.
With how the seeding is at the moment next season will likely be our best ever chance of qualifying for the world cup. Things will get much more difficult from then on.
With how the seeding is at the moment next season will likely be our best ever chance of qualifying for the world cup. Things will get much more difficult from then on.
Ecuador and the Copa America next. I'm not entirely happy with the draw we've got. Because Ecuador are so lowly ranked we'll need to beat them by at least 5 to make it worth playing them and even then a Sweden win will take them above us in the table. Venezuela are a pain as well, being one of the better lowly ranked teams. Basically if we can escape the group with 40 points i'll be happy. There shouldnt be any problems getting out of the group anyway but after finally getting a decent place in the standings my priority is keeping it, the Copa America is secondary.
I've been waiting all season for Jim Walsh's form to get to a decent level, he's finally got there and now he's injured :s
Ecuador really shouldnt be any kind of problem, once again i'm looking to claim that goalscoring record but our forwards have never been that prolific.
Pfft! Through injuries and bad form we've lost 12 players and 75% of our first choice midfield.
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Ecuador really shouldnt be any kind of problem, once again i'm looking to claim that goalscoring record but our forwards have never been that prolific.
Pfft! Through injuries and bad form we've lost 12 players and 75% of our first choice midfield.
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Murray Lally is promoted to the national squad. Someone will probably be dropped in return.