I'm joined once more by Mark Kennedy from Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football, along with guest Jimmy Carew of pogmogoal to discuss the three qualifiers played by the Republic of Ireland national team in September - what went right, what went wrong, what we learned, and what we want to see in the games in October
Showing posts with label Serbia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Serbia. Show all posts
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Friday, 12 March 2021
Episode 26 - A Serbian Episode
With the qualifying campaign for the World Cup in 2022 about to start, I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football to discuss the players we'd like to see Stephen Kenny call up for the first two qualifiers against Serbia and Luxembourg, and the friendly against Qatar. What difference will new coach Anthony Barry make to the preparations and tactics for the games, and who will play against Wales in the U21s friendly?
Note - this episode was recorded before it was announced that Darren Randolph would not be available for the games in March
Thursday, 10 December 2020
Episode 23 - We Didn't Get Wales!
The draw for the UEFA qualification groups for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has taken place, and Stephen Kenny now knows his Republic of Ireland side will face Portugal, Serbia, Luxembourg, and Azerbaijan as they bid to qualify for the biggest football tournament in the world for the first time since 2002. I'm joined again by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football to discuss the group, Caoimhin Kelleher's Liverpool debut, and John Joe Patrick Finn, a 17 year old who made his first appearance for Getafe at the weekend, who qualifies to play for the Boys In Green.
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Republid of Ireland squad VS Serbia
Following on from yesterday's examination of the ommitted players from the Republic of Ireland squad VS Serbia, lets take a look at the players who are going to be vying for a position in the final squad*.
With more games played in the Championship, it's no surprise to see four of the top five starters occupied by players from the old First Division (and older Second Division!). Reading's Alex Pearce started the most games since the last time the Boys in Green took to the field, lining out for the Royals 17 times, and going on to win eight of these while also notching two strikes. Fellow Championship player Simon Cox is the join top Irish striker since November 19th, finding the back of the net six times in his thirteen starts, along with Celtic front man Anthony Stokes who matched his total in one less start, including a hat trick against St Johnstone.
* Note that Robert Elliott is omitted from the table because he has not made a start for his club since the 0-0 draw against Poland in November
| Player Name | HS | HW | HD | HL | HG | AS | AW | AD | AL | AG | TS | TW | TD | TL | TG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Pearce | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Darren Randolph | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Stephen Ward | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Richard Dunne | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| John O'Shea | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Glenn Whelan | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Andy Reid | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Daryl Murphy | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Damien Delaney | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| James McCarthy | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Seamus Coleman | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Jonathan Walters | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| David Forde | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Simon Cox | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| David Meyler | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Richard Keogh | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ciaran Clark | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Marc Wilson | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Anthony Stokes | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Shane Long | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| James McClean | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul McShane | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Stephen Kelly | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wes Hoolahan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Pilkington | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aiden McGeady | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Monday, 24 February 2014
Omitted Players VS Serbia
With Martin O'Neill's first international squad announced last week (after Noel King picked the squad for the two friendlies against Latvia and Poland), there was some discussion online that there was precious little between it and the squads under Giovanni Trapattoni. With that in mind, I've examined the Irish Abroad database to see what, if any, players who were ommitted were perhaps unfairly left out.
Examine the table below yourself and see who you think should be in the squad.
Note that at the time of writing, the U21 squad VS Montenegro has not been announced, but Jack Grealish and Callum Reilly have both been reported as included in it.
- The following contraints were used
- The table is built from games played after the 0-0 draw against Poland on 19 November 2013
- Only players registered at Premier League, Championship or Scottish Premier League clubs were considered
- Exceptions are made for players registered at these clubs, but on loan at a League One, or League Two club (e.g. Jack Grealish)
- In the case that a player played for team in League One or League Two, but has since transferred to a Premier League, Championship or Scottish Premier League club (e.g. Shaun Williams), then all games are considered
Examine the table below yourself and see who you think should be in the squad.
| Player Name | HS | HW | HD | HL | HG | AS | AW | AD | AL | AG | TS | TW | TD | TL | TG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris McCann | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Jack Grealish | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Shaun Williams | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Shay Given | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Aaron Doran | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Graham Carey | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Michael Harriman | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Anthony O'Connor | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Shane Duffy | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Paddy Kenny | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Goodwin | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Eunan O'Kane | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Harry Arter | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Samir Carruthers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Willo Flood | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Sean Murray | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| James Collins | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Jonathan Hayes | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Adam Rooney | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Gavin Gunning | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Shaughnessy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Enda Stevens | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Alan Dunne | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Joey O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Alan Judge | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Stephen Dawson | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jay Tabb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Steven Reid | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Mason | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Callum Reilly | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Andrews | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Richie Foran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aidan White | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Kiernan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Keogh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Keith Treacy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Damien Duff | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alan Maybury | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul McShane | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Stephen Kelly | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Hendrick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbie Brady | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Wes Hoolahan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Patrick Cregg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Connor Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin Dawson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Stephen Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Michael Drennan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sean Dillon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Heffernan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Pilkington | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Cian Bolger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David van Zanten | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Lawrence | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Best | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charles Dunne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Conor Wilkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Long | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Devine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul George | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noel Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
- Legend
- HS - Home Starts
- HW - Home Wins
- HD - Home Draws
- HL - Home Losses
- HG - Home Goals
- AS - Away Starts
- AW - Away Wins
- AD - Away Draws
- AL - Away Losses
- AG - Away Goals
- TS - Total Starts
- TW - Total Wins
- TD - Total Draws
- TL - Total Losses
- TG - Total Goals
Note that at the time of writing, the U21 squad VS Montenegro has not been announced, but Jack Grealish and Callum Reilly have both been reported as included in it.
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