FT: WALES 1 - 0 Rep of IRELAND. Match thread

[Pearcey3]

Keeping possession is fine but from a starting point of 30 odd yards from your opponent's goal to end up 30 yards from our own goal consistently is ridiculous. Norrington-Davies is the worst culprit. What is the point of taking up great attacking positions wide left only to instinctively pass back 20 yards time after time.

Agree that only Nico Williams, Bale and Rodin are playing well. Ramsey and Allen can't come back soon enough.

The quality players play positively. Norrington - Davies doesn’t look good enough.As you say he looks to pass back and momentum is lost.

[Bluebird23]

Our break after the McLean chance we should have done better.
Brookes had made a super run to Dan James's left and all James had to do was slip him in.
If that's Ramsey on the ball, he puts it on a plate for Brookes.
It was a really poor decision by James to go on his own as the two defenders both went to him and closed him down.
Commentators never said a dickie bird

Spot on!

[Pearcey3]

Brookes and James have been so disappointing.

[NYCBlue]

Are we playing for a 0-0 draw? Because the way this game is going, that looks to be the best-case scenario.

[Pearcey3]

Are we playing for a 0-0 draw? Because the way this game is going, that looks to be the best-case scenario.

My son has just said the same thing. This is a very poor Ireland side and we are no better than them.

[MacAdder]

Ireland are a horrible team, so many times they leave the foot in to make sure there's contact

Aren't they just.
Like watching Stoke under Pulis.

[OurManFlint II]

This is the problem when people believe the hype, the simple fact is we still only have a few proper proven players, and maybe 2 or 3 jems as youth. The other 50 we've capped in last 2 to 3 years have mostly been shite.

[Michael Morris]

1 - 0 Wales

Brooks

[MacAdder]

Kieffer
Seen 'em given mind.

Edit: Yessss!!! Brooks

[Pearcey3]

Finally

[NYCBlue]

I was just about to post negatively about Brooks. Ha ha ha! Get in.

[bluesp]

That’s more like it, but of quality play and we score

[Pearcey3]

Moore provides the presence upfront allowing Bale to head across and Brooks does well to finish. Good cross from Dan James.
Bulgaria have pulled one back

[Pearcey3]

We look better with Moore on

[PontBlue]

Only a matter of time before McLean clatters Williams.

[PontBlue]

Should be two

[Pearcey3]

Good save. Brooks needed to hit that lower.

[delmbox]

This is the problem when people believe the hype, the simple fact is we still only have a few proper proven players, and maybe 2 or 3 jems as youth. The other 50 we've capped in last 2 to 3 years have mostly been shite.

Unbeaten in 10 competitive games, 1-0 up in this one, top of the group having not lost a match, Bale not been playing for a year, Allen been out for 6 months, Ramsey played a handful of those. Oh and qualified for the Euro's

[Rjk]

great break

[NYCBlue]

Yellow card? That's a straight red.

[Pearcey3]

Dan James looking a lot better now.

[Rjk]

Yellow card? That's a straight red.

the one before the bale shot?

[Monster munch]

Oh Kieffer!! Shouldve buried that!!

[Rjk]

deserved red

[Wash DC Blue]

Only caught the last 25 mins and we looked ok then.
How dirty were Ireland though!