tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post3628963926910859644..comments2024-02-22T10:38:01.587+00:00Comments on The Lonesome Death of Roy Carroll: Ireland deeperTLDORChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00821789505647637219noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-84769228533343485772009-08-17T12:50:31.062+01:002009-08-17T12:50:31.062+01:00To me, it seemed that we lined up with a more rigi...To me, it seemed that we lined up with a more rigid 4-4-2 formation, rather than the fluid one Winter described.<br /><br />Whilst this clearly worked, it did leave Robinho in 'no mans land' for long periods of the game where he was largely wasted, until a switch with Bellamy early in the second half saw him come into the game far more.Danny Pugsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426646073355525430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-41580205392777478572009-08-16T22:59:54.413+01:002009-08-16T22:59:54.413+01:00The formation box is still a few days away. I los...The formation box is still a few days away. I lost those cardboard squares I made when moving my things home from uni, and haven't got round to re-making them. But I've earmarked Tuesday for buying another big sheet of card, cutting it into equal sized squares, and writing TEVEZ 32 etc on them. From which point, the formation box will return.TLDORChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00821789505647637219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-56525392358196976152009-08-16T22:53:06.757+01:002009-08-16T22:53:06.757+01:00I don't think we'll see Ireland in this ro...I don't think we'll see Ireland in this role week-in week-out. In my opinion this was a case of Hughes adapting the team to suit the way we needed to play to win the game. We needed to be solid in the centre of the park so the gaffer asked Barry and Ireland to sit a little deeper, however, had we gone behind, Hughes had the option to push Ireland further forward giving us more attacking power without making substitutions.Bluephillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432547957747554611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-65847126386495109252009-08-16T20:15:21.588+01:002009-08-16T20:15:21.588+01:00Where's the formation box? The options Hughes ...Where's the formation box? The options Hughes now has is unbelievable: Petrov, Tevez and de Jong on the bench!?! Somebody pinch me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972827500322840416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-19326162151892715172009-08-16T16:06:22.558+01:002009-08-16T16:06:22.558+01:00it's not getting the best out of ireland. I co...it's not getting the best out of ireland. I commented yesterday that he was playing more like claudio reyna and it didnt suit him. It's more a role you could see Johnson doing. <br /><br />But again if he can change his game and adapt fair play to the coaching staf and him.newsoftheblueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872709077045599500noreply@blogger.com