Two substitutions are crying out to be made, Long for Keane and Hoolahan for Stephen Quinn. Not that Quinn has been bad but Hoolahan would surely offer more, and if you take off Whelan then there's no defensive midfielder.
This is the same stadium where Liverpool suffered perhaps their most comprehensive European hiding, in the first round of the European Cup in October 1979.
The distinctive large stone walls behind each goal are still there.
He scored against Cyprus, Macedonia and Bosnia before.
Terrific goal, especially when executed with tired and heavy limbs at the very end of the game. He was bad for most of the game, but two goals more than make up for it.
Our overall performance was shocking though. We were no better than Georgia, who are makeweights and easily the worst team in the group (discounting Gibraltar, who are a novelty act).
Germany are going to do unspeakable things to us. They could quite happily put eight or nine on us if they're in the mood.
Actually he never scored against Bosnia in the friendly before Euro 2012 -- my mind is playing tricks. He was man of the match in it.
This game was very reminiscent of other close shaves in the former USSR, in Kazakhstan and Armenia. Lots of huffing and puffing which ultimately culminated in a late and undeserved winner.
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