Grob wrote:Ireland has proven this season that he is pretty much a one trick pony. The defensive side of his game is none existant and he hasnt the pace to play wide. If he's not running past the strikers, he's doing nothing.
So we either play a system that suits him or he gets demoted to a situational player.
In my opinion this season he has been painfully average for the most part, when even playing in his favoured role.
But Ireland is still a quality player and will bounce back. He will find a way.
simon12 wrote:Grob wrote:Ireland has proven this season that he is pretty much a one trick pony. The defensive side of his game is none existant and he hasnt the pace to play wide. If he's not running past the strikers, he's doing nothing.
So we either play a system that suits him or he gets demoted to a situational player.
In my opinion this season he has been painfully average for the most part, when even playing in his favoured role.
But Ireland is still a quality player and will bounce back. He will find a way.
I`m always curious when I hear that...What is Shay? should he be dropped? Would you play RSC at left back? cos we`ve got a problem in that position. We`ve some players that are adaptable but not ALL have to be surely.
Play Stevie in his best position play sweep on the right play jinky on the left etc etc..Back to my reason for commenting. The players warm up in front of me and Stevie looked fucked right off I can tell you.
Svensational wrote:Didnt even get a sniff of football last night. Thought he would've been brought on to give the game a bit of zip in the 2nd half. Obviously Mr Mancini had other plans.
carl_feedthegoat wrote:[quote="ant london"]I'm getting pretty sick of people getting on our players' backs on here to be honest.
We are all fucking frustrated at the moment but some of you are acting like prize tools.
ant london » Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:13 pm
Barry was shit, given was awful, as was toure, as was swp.
CARRY ON. ;)
Renato_CTID wrote:Mancini's tactics aren't helping at all Ireland to come back at the same levels of last season!
I wish to watch Stephen playing in a diamond midfield just behind Ade and Carlitos.
DE JONG
SWP (PETROV) AJ (BARRY)
IRELAND
Geo123 wrote:arrivederci Stevie.....
Grazie
Grob wrote:Ireland has proven this season that he is pretty much a one trick pony. The defensive side of his game is none existant and he hasnt the pace to play wide. If he's not running past the strikers, he's doing nothing.
carl_feedthegoat wrote:Btajim.
Hi Garry,I just wanted to shake your hand and ask you a question.I go to COMS as mucha as possible but sometimes I cannot leave the house as Sophie.....sorry..Sophie is my Cat...... needs a carer when Im away and sometimes I cannot find one.
My question is ; Is it possible to bring Sophie to matches at COMS in her kitten box and can she come in for free?
carl_feedthegoat wrote:[quote="ant london"]I'm getting pretty sick of people getting on our players' backs on here to be honest.
We are all fucking frustrated at the moment but some of you are acting like prize tools.
ant london » Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:13 pm
Barry was shit, given was awful, as was toure, as was swp.
CARRY ON. ;)
Ted Hughes wrote:He's quoted today saying he feels the shackles are off now & that he found the 1st 6 months under Hughes frustrating; playing as a holding midfielder or on the wing. So whilst he was making a point of saying how happy he was in every single interview he was actually frustrated.
Presumably Mancini has therefore promised to let him play in his 'favoured' position in the future especially v Stoke rather than out wide or on the bench or taking him off after an hour as has actually happened. Now his 'shackles are off' I wonder how he enjoyed the freedom to roam City's bench whilst Johnson was preferred in his favourite position.
He needs to get his act together starting now, he really does.
btajim wrote:Grob wrote:Ireland has proven this season that he is pretty much a one trick pony. The defensive side of his game is none existant and he hasnt the pace to play wide. If he's not running past the strikers, he's doing nothing.
Ireland's 'tackles won' ratio is one of the highest at City. It's part of his game that alot of people forget about.
As I see it, the problem is that we'd have to change the style of play to suit Ireland and that's not a plausible thing to do. It's interesting that Hughes is the only Manager to truly get him playing. Sven certainly failed in that respect.
Ted Hughes wrote:He's quoted today saying he feels the shackles are off now & that he found the 1st 6 months under Hughes frustrating; playing as a holding midfielder or on the wing. So whilst he was making a point of saying how happy he was in every single interview he was actually frustrated.
Presumably Mancini has therefore promised to let him play in his 'favoured' position in the future especially v Stoke rather than out wide or on the bench or taking him off after an hour as has actually happened. Now his 'shackles are off' I wonder how he enjoyed the freedom to roam City's bench whilst Johnson was preferred in his favourite position.
He needs to get his act together starting now, he really does.
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