Episode 1595: Ireland 0 – 0 Georgia, Connolly Conundrum Has Mick Feeling The Pressure, Ken Reveals He’s Never Played The Game Professionally
Ireland and Georgia played out the dullest of 0-0 draws on Saturday, but we must ask an unpalatable question – was it any worse than any of our other performances this year, with the only difference being this time we didn’t score?
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©INPHO/Tommy Dickson
Any lingering concerns that Aaron Connolly might be ‘over-awed’ by international football lasted about 2 minutes, as he created more in 12 minutes than his 10 team-mates could muster up in the preceding 78. Former Irish international Damien Delaney is genuinely excited by him, but can’t help wondering why we keep giving man of the match awards to centre-halves.
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©INPHO/Ryan Byrne
Connolly’s electrifying performance might have even been a little embarrassing for Mick McCarthy – does he now start him, or would that be bowing down to his critics, the vast majority of whom of course have never played professional football?
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Plus there’s Daniel James’ extraordinary acting prowess, England’s anchor Declan Rice, and the Schmeichels père et fils.
Brain injury charity Headway on Daniel James. “Ryan Giggs’ claim player was being ‘streetwise’ is shocking. If James was ‘acting’, raises serious qs about player’s understanding of seriousness of concussion. Not acceptable for teams to use concussion protocol for tactical gain.”
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Kasper Schmeichel! What a save! ??
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One of the biggest names in athletics coaching Alberto Salazar has been banned from the sport for 4 years for doping violations
We speak to @BBCMarkDaly, the maker of the BBC Panorama documentary which first investigated Salazar on today’s show https://t.co/6AHpee5G1n pic.twitter.com/FAXlm5oYak
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How are Liverpool keeping their heads while all around are losing theirs? And what are Manchester United and Tottenham going to do about their embattled managers?@MiguelDelaney and @Simon_Hughes__ join us to analyse the weekend’s football https://t.co/OdEfvLF4OZ pic.twitter.com/QMnGGqeNz0
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