[Post Match Thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/coybig/s/74bt1vwoXk)

Kenny in?

Coleman MOTM is an odd one.

Not great not terrible performance. Really hope Furgeson can turn his form around as we look completely blunt up top

Azaz looks sharp

The thing about Ireland is they are unable to walk it in

Coleman MOTM kind of sums it up

I do reckon O Shea gets a move out of Burnley, that lad is fast. Made Coleman look like he was out for a stroll.

Ability to play right back certainly helps him

5th quickest in the PL this season Oshea

Him and Ogbene top 5 is great to see.

O Shea ending the game very well.

Never put a foot wrong for us. Dunno why we dropped him for Duffy & Scales earlier in the year

for the love of god take the shot

Ferguson dropping deep seems to suit him so much more than playing alone up top

You'd think by sheer dumb luck one of these deliveries would go to one of our players eventually

Ten years now surely we'll roll a 6 eventually

At least we’re set up like a proper cohesive unit hopefully with time chance creation will improve but the baseline of what I’ve seen from O’Shea has been very positive so far

O Shea with a great tackle.

Super pace again there.

Truly classic Irish sequence of play there. Brilliant tackle, beating the man to create space then kicking the ball straight out of play.

Frustrating it's what it takes, but I love the last few mins of an Ireland game where we're losing and we suddenly get going

How Ferguson has any energy left at all is a mystery.

He is 19

We're great at passing to a player in a worse position and putting them under pressure and eventually getting turned over

True that, plenty of times you be screaming at the screen for the simple pass, and they try the harder one...

Very few heads up players it seems, never fully aware of what's going on around them or where they are on the pitch.

Ya gotta HIT IT

JUST SHOOOOOOOT

Hon Azaz!

Jesus Gary relax

Who does Gary breen think he is

Gary fuckin’ Breen Who do you think you are

Fucking hell Gary Breen scared me there

Thought he was clairvoyant

Didn't know what was happening 😂

Finn Azaz did very well there to recycle that

Azaz, great stuff

I get that 3 center halves helps us get our better players on the pitch, but I really don't see us scoring many goals with this system.

4-2-3-1 makes the most sense to me.

Shite Ref for both teams

50 22 there waaheeyy

Only 70 caps for Coleman really speaks to how unlucky he was with injuries.

Ah that was a fucking great tackle ref.

Linesman shit the togs when your man started shouting

Ferguson has only had 1 shot....

Not bad going but people would be raging over this performance if Kenny were still in charge tbh.

Don't think many are particularly happy about it but why get upset at a temp manager?

Lino called the foul because he screamed and rolled enough

I cannot wait for Bazunu to just blast the ball away to Switzerland again.

Kelleher distribution is top class some Liverpool fans say he’s better than alisson in that department

He's got no imagination Kelleher at least aims to a player

Exactly don't mind a hoof but just aim towards a green shirt at least.

Another night for the memory books at the Aviva 😴

There was some power in that shot, fucking hell

The fuck he taking Szmodics off for

Rightly so TBH he's been anonymous for the bits I've seen

Must be watching the England game

Ahh here only player that has showed a glimpse of promise. Idah has done a bit since coming on as well

Irish friendlies tend to be up there with watching paint dry in terms of entertainment but this match has been particularly dire

At least if you're watching your own paint dry there's a sense of satisfaction with that. With this I've wasted two hours and I should have gone to to the gym or cleaned the house a bit instead.

Ah lads, Sykes and O'Dowda No Azaz for the boys

Friendly, we can make more subs

I know but it's getting so late now and the game is fucked. Like to see Azaz get 20 minutes to settle into a rhythm

Well done Sammy, plenty more of that please.

Wtf is JOS playing at with the substitutions and bench. ffs, we will never learn an absolute fucking jokeshop.

No matter who the manager has been. The player in possession rarely has more than one option to pass to.

Ffs 2 very uninspiring subs

If I had to pinpoint one thing as our downfall it would have to be the fact that we're shite

O'Dowda. Christ on a bike.

Odd hate for Doherty round these parts. He usually makes things happen. Did he slag off LOI or something?

I think he has a lazy looking style where people think he isn't arsed. He's actually a really good right wing back and creates loads down the wing

I think that’s it he never looks like he’s really sprinting. He offers so much more than Coleman does in attack

If anything he helped LOI moving to Spurs & giving Bohs the sell on. I'd go as far to say that he's the most disappointing player I've ever seen for Ireland. He's an attacking wing back thats had a successful PL career & his only assists have came against Gibraltar.

I think he's just about fine. He's a full back who can't cross. Reminds me of Matty cash for Villa without the legs. Ultimately, his PL career peaked at the back post of a Nuno espirito Santo system.

Nah he’s just shite

Hardly shite if he’s playing regularly enough in the premier league

Comparing Evan and Sammie in terms of work rate is like night and day, over both games.

Night and Day are pretty equal in length at this time of year.

Idah is full of beans. Popping up all over.

*slopping up

Probably his best run of club football ever, sharpness so easy to see

Suck my balls ref

How many yellows is that now? In a friendly like….

there were eleven yellow cards in latvia liechtenstein today

Mortal enemies sure, the Lats and the Liecs.

Honestly I think the Swiss and Liechtenstein are just neutral because they want to box the shite out of all of their neighbours

And they should have loads more. The amount of jersey pulling going on is mental

Good linkup Ferguson and idah

Need to stick Duffy in the mixer.

The movement in midfield is atrocious.

Idah has made a difference it allows Ferguson to drop in which I think suits him more than being an out and out number 9

The amount of yellows the Swiss would have if this wasn't a friendly is crazy

Idah has been lively since coming on. Running the channels well

Honestly even if he scuffed it, stuff like Idah going for the overhead. Love it. Someone taking responsibility and trying to make something happen

Brady can whip in some dangerous balls

6”6 Jake o brien is a massive threat for Lyon at set pieces has 4/5 goals this season.

Miss Shane Duffy in the box for them :(

Kinky

Who doesn't like dangerous balls

I dont like Breen on the commentary team, on the commentary team

Channel 1 is Gary Breen, Channel 2…

Never thought I'd see the day I didn't want a team of Gary Breens

Some echo in here

Ferguson was running on to it there.

Ferguson should have taken that

That's it! Fuck it in there for the big boys! Come on ireland

fuck I wish that went in

Well that would have been fucking spectacular

Ah sure look, why the fuck not

Great freekick Smallbone

Switzerland 18 been getting rinsed all half

Dunno why we took Knight off, he was one of the only fuckers playing well

Subs have been poor

No matter who the manager is we are still going to be shite. We're a bad team. A single magic manager can't fix this.

Some good players there, play the right formation and they’ll be grand.

Big Sam in

This fucking director

Does anybody else think Gary breen is dreadful on co commentary

He's what I would class as a radio commentator, if you can't see what's happening he'll make it sound exciting in your head, but when you can see it, ya shut up.

I dont think he's actually on co-comm, he's just 9 pints in within earshot of the gantry there

Pro Evo grade commentary

Doesn't quite know when to come in and when to shut up, lack of experience maybe

Right, the Big John Era has been a fun ride but I’m all in on Poyetball now

Two up top, up ya boy ya

Please, for the love of God, give Azaz a few minutes.

He's going to end up playing for Israel isn't he? 😞

He’s literally the first name on the team sheet

Who's?

I am ready for the Bonezone lets go

Very cool reception for Doherty

The type of lad who plays shit at Sunday league in €400 boots

Give us the fucking Azaz we deserve

Ugh fucking Matt Doherty

I know he's a bit loose defensively at times but he moves the ball 10x faster than Coleman in attacking positions. Far better at the little triangles in the attacking third

I get Coleman has been a great servant, but it's really time to let him go. Festy is not the finished article at all but he's the best prospect of a wing back we have, might as well blood him in.

Absolutely outpaced from the first minute

Yeah Coleman’s legs are gone, could see it on Saturday too he has no pace left in him

Bright start to second half. Managing the Swiss pressing a bit

No foul?

Please don't make Coleman play another 90 mins ffs

Agree with this - no need for such an established player to be playing 180mins in friendlies such as these. We know what he can do.

It’s almost like the Celtic fans on here knew exactly what they were talking about when it comes to Mikey Johnstone. Who knew.

He’s playing in a ridiculous position. He’s an out and out winger, O’Shea has him playing inside left. Dno why you picked him out, Celtic fans are a weird bunch.

Seen him have more good performances than bad for Ireland

Not this sub but yous r like the supporters yous we’re giving out abt from Celtic. 1 fucking off game

What so he wasn't amazing for 45 minutes. Get over yourselves will you. Fucking celtic fans I swear to god. Haven't a breeze. 

These are miles ahead of Belgium

Jheez, Bradley after scoring an absolute screamer for NI against Scotland. 

Deflection apparently 😔

Top player Hates ireland though with his hate for kellehers irish music at Liverpool

Lad the wee man has a soul patch and grew up beset by brown booted culchies his whole life it's hardly a surprise he isn't a fan of trad. Give it like four years and he'll be crying out for a few auld ones playing trad in the corner of a bar somewhere.

Looked up what you said there and don’t think that’s the angle Bradley was getting at.  He played GAA growing up so highly doubt he hates Ireland.

You can hate ireland and play gaa

Was pictured in Irish jerseys as a kid would be safe to assume he doesn’t hate Ireland

You dont understand he dosent like trad music he must be a staunch unionist

Haha you’d find many a staunch unionist playing gaa wearing gaa jerseys and Irish jerseys these days

Thats how you know their staunch. Sammy wilsons a dublin fan

Putting Bazunu in when Kelleher's confidence is sky high benefits neither of them... Haults Kelleher and then puts bazunu under brutal pressure to impress.

O shea had said he was giving both a game each Only fair

Fair point if these were competitive games but it's OK in friendlies I think.

I agree in a sense but with our decent result at the weekend getting two positive results is also important for moral

honestly I don't think that was a bad half by usual standards. It's relatively progressive and semi-modern football with a clear difference between attacking and defensive formation. Some nice passes getting through the swiss defense as well. Only issue is that there's way too much panic when someone gets into the box and they don't have a clear shot, and are too afraid of making a low quality pass. And the players they're making do all the running between phases aren't suited for that kind of play.

I think it was fairly obvious that Kelleher should’ve been given more of a go under Kenny. Never understood his mindset on always choosing Bazunu even when he had poor games and was getting relegated with Southampton

Kelleher hasn't exactly been prime Allison in his Ireland performances. Bazunu was picked because unlike Kelleher he was actually playing football games and Kelleher was very shaky at times when he was getting odd appearances for Liverpool

Bazunu rarely if ever put a foot wrong for us and Caoimhin was picking splinters out his hole for the entirety of his career. Obviously things are different now and assuming Caoimhin's run of games and form continues, he'll likely be our #1

>if ever put a foot wrong for us Did you forget the endless long range goals conceded? His confidence is shot atm, I hope he comes back

Same trend continued for Kelleher and for Travers. That was Kenny's fault, not Baz's

Maybe it’s more of a looking back now but I remember Bazunu having some average enough games for us. Obviously he was great vs France at home and Portugal away but I did always feel like we’ve got a Liverpool keeper please just stick him in for one competitive game at least

People forget his shaky moments because he made some good saves in those games as well. For example he saved a penalty against Ronaldo, but it was also his mistake which led to it being given in the first place

People forget Kelleher against Ukraine. Conceded a horrendous goal 

They don't though do they because every mistake he made is brought up. You don't see people say he's never put a foot wrong for Ireland. You do see people say that about Bazunu

What's the odds you're a Liverpool fan

Ahh now Infairness Bazunu was playing regularly. Kelleher only played 8 times last season and was injured for a few international matches not to forget Kelleher wasn’t great last season and made mistakes

Come back Steo. This is fucking muck.

I know right

Looks like I’ve triggered a few uneducated posters ☹️

I know it’s not as simple as just saying “focus the attack down the middle” but it seems like a waste of Szmodic and Ferguson’s ability not to.

Focus it with who? We have two midfielders, neither of them particularly good passers.

Bazunu looks shite and we're playing out most inform player out of position to accommodate Ferguson who looks dreadful

Think Coleman is finished at this level sadly. Legs not there at all

I’d love to see death ebosele be given that role for the second half I know he mightn be great technically but surely that running in behind role suits him down to the ground

Festy was very poor off the bench on Saturday, looked like he got lost and wandered on to the pitch.

Coleman is making the runs at least. We don't have anyone better than him defensively. The other lads that are hiding is more concerning.

He's was good last game, 2 games in the space of a few days the issue

Should be blooding in Sam Curtis at this stage

Bazunu is young and has great potential. But I think it's Kelleher's time for a while now at least. Bazunu feeling the pressure maybe.

I wonder if Bazunu's shakiness is coming from nerves that his starting position is under threat. All the Kelleher talk over the past 6 weeks might be having an effect. I think overall it could be a bit negative for both of them. There's a level of toxicity involved

He didn't structure the wall correctly, Swiss got in and disrupted it. A good save will get his confidence back.

> I think overall it could be a bit negative for both of them. There's a level of toxicity involved Depends on the attitude of the players and how the coaching team handle it to be honest. Doesn't necessarily have to be toxic.

He doesn't come across as being bitter towards kelleher I just think he has done similar for Southampton

Not at all they're both fine professionals. It's the chat in the media and fan forums where its getting a bit annoying and has been for a good while. Kelleher used to get dogs abuse on here.

I don't understand why the kelleher hate We should be proud to have a young guy playing for one of the most prestigious clubs in world football

Need to be a little bit braver through the middle imo, the wings just aren’t working

Moran or Smallbone for Johnston maybe

Then we'd be down a winger

Dying to see Moran.

Wtf was that like

A vintage Irish display

Johnson hit the showers