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FT: WALES 4 - 1 FINLAND. Match thread
Thursday 21st March, ko 7:45pm.
Cardiff City Stadium.
Euro 2024 Play Off. Winner to face either Poland or Estonia in the final next Tuesday.
Live on S4C, BBC iPlayer and Viaplay.
Match Officials:
Referee: Istvan Kovács ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Florin Marinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Mihai Ovidiu Artene ROU
Fourth Official: Tobias Stieler GER
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU
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Re: WALES v FINLAND. Match thread
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Re: WALES v FINLAND. Match thread
Does Page go three at the back using Rodon, Mepham and Ben Davies with Connor Roberts and Neco Williams as wing backs? Ampadu at CDM.
Brooks and Dan James wide. Harry Wilson at ten and Johnson up top
Plenty of pace and energy there.
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Re: WALES v FINLAND. Match thread
[QUOTE=SLUDGE FACTORY;5498268]Wes Burns out injured
....five pound of warm crap
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Re: WALES v FINLAND. Match thread
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Originally Posted by
Pearcey3
Does Page go three at the back using Rodon, Mepham and Ben Davies with Connor Roberts and Neco Williams as wing backs? Ampadu at CDM.
Brooks and Dan James wide. Harry Wilson at ten and Johnson up top
Plenty of pace and energy there.
No KM Pearcey?
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Originally Posted by
kendoddsdadsdogsdead
No KM Pearcey?
Not for me. Bring him on in the second half if we need a physical presence. Appreciate he does give us a target in the box
though.
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I think we play better when Moore is on the pitch to hold up the ball and get us up the pitch. Think Brooks will be a sub
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Originally Posted by
Don Corleone
I think we play better when Moore is on the pitch to hold up the ball and get us up the pitch. Think Brooks will be a sub
You may well be right. Presumably Johnson will then play wide with Moore on his own up front.
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Colwill, Levitt and Adam Davies the players from the squad to miss out tonight apparently - the match day squad is limited to twenty three.
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At least Colwill won’t get injured if he isn’t in the squad.
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Originally Posted by
Stanmore Bluebird
At least Colwill won’t get injured if he isn’t in the squad.
Seems harsh on Colwill but when you see the other attacking midfielders, it makes sense
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Originally Posted by
Stanmore Bluebird
At least Colwill won’t get injured if he isn’t in the squad.
Still an unknown quantity for me and not that much of a surprise.
Agree, he's better focusing on his day job.
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Originally Posted by
MacAdder
Still an unknown quantity for me and not that much of a surprise.
Agree, he's better focusing on his day job.
I think one of his major shortfalls is that he always thinks that he has more time on the ball than he actually has - and gets dispossessed easily as a result.
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Re: WALES v FINLAND. Match thread
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Originally Posted by
Pearcey3
Not for me. Bring him on in the second half if we need a physical presence. Appreciate he does give us a target in the box
though.
He's more than just a target. He can play a bit. Quite intelligently too.
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Re: WALES v FINLAND. Match thread
He's a decent player but is on the slow side. I'd like to see the team play with the pace and energy they showed v Austria in the WC play off match
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Originally Posted by
Pearcey3
He's a decent player but is on the slow side. I'd like to see the team play with the pace and energy they showed v Austria in the WC play off match
Pace for me too :thumbup:
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No sure I’d agree with benching Moore. He’s in phenomenal form for Ipswich and was our best player against Croatia. Think we have a lot more chance of scoring with him playing.
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Re: WALES v FINLAND. Match thread
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Originally Posted by
Pearcey3
Does Page go three at the back using Rodon, Mepham and Ben Davies with Connor Roberts and Neco Williams as wing backs? Ampadu at CDM.
Brooks and Dan James wide. Harry Wilson at ten and Johnson up top
Plenty of pace and energy there.
Close but no cigar with Dan James on the bench.
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Re: WALES v FINLAND. Match thread
Is Rob Page attempting to be as controversial as possible not starting Moore? What an unbelievably lightweight front 3.
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Originally Posted by
Pearcey3
Close but no cigar with Dan James on the bench.
James came late to the camp after becoming a Dad.
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Re: WALES v FINLAND. Match thread
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Originally Posted by
Wales-Bales
James came late to the camp after becoming a Dad.
Got you. We were right about Ampadu. Welsh captain before long.
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Re: WALES v FINLAND. Match thread
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Originally Posted by
Pearcey3
Got you. We were right about Ampadu. Welsh captain before long.
Don't jinx it :hehe:
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Great to see the ground full.....and maybe I am biased but we must have one of the best - if not THE best anthem in the world...
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Originally Posted by
Michael Morris
1 - 0
3rd min, Brooks
Brilliant start. Wish I was there.
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Great start. It's that pace and energy that is great to see
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Re: WALES v FINLAND. Match thread
Forgot how much i love direct football
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Re: WALES v FINLAND. Match thread
I cannot find this on iPlayer, is it only available in Wales?
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Originally Posted by
cantonboy
I cannot find this on iPlayer, is it only available in Wales?
I looked on iPlayer and couldn't find it so I'm watching on s4c
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Re: WALES v FINLAND. Match thread
We are not going to sit back for the next 80 minutes surely?
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Originally Posted by
cantonboy
I cannot find this on iPlayer, is it only available in Wales?
I couldn't either (I'm not in Wales either). Watching on S4C.
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Commentator on viaplay is calling Danny Ward Gavin Ward .. wonder if he was a Cardiff fan back in the 90s
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Great burst of pace from Johnson. Shame he was just a touch offside.
We’re looking very quick up front.
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It’s on S4C channel on iplayer
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Refreshing to see midfielders demanding/getting the ball from defenders just outside our 18 yard box, and then turning around and driving forward.
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I’m too stupid to work out what’s going wrong when Finland attack but they are finding the right spaces.
A bit nervy