THE MORNING AFTER the night before and Giovanni Trapattoni continued to defend the tactics and system that left Ireland’s World Cup chances hanging by a thread.
Ireland went down with a whimper as goals from Johan Elmander and Andreas Svensson ensured that Sweden left Dublin with a 2-1 win and three points that moved them into pole position in the race for Group C’s runner-up spot.
Ireland remain in fourth, level on points with Austria ahead of Tuesday’s meeting between the countries.
Jon Walters (ankle), Shane Long (dead leg) and Glenn Whelan (muscle strain) are all carrying slight knocks but are expected to be fit for the trip to Vienna.
“If I think about the game I think we did not deserve to lose,” Trapattoni said after training in Malahide this morning.
But in football whoever has the opportunities scores and in the second half we did not have many opportunities to achieve a draw.
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Simon Cox and Paul McShane train in Malahide this morning (INPHO/Donall Farmer)
Once Svensson gave Sweden the lead in the 57th minute with a low drive that beat David Forde at his near post, Ireland struggled to create clear-cut chances.
Simon Cox and Anthony Pilkington both came off the bench in the final quarter, the latter making his international debut, while Robbie Brady and Wes Hoolahan were left kicking their heels on the sideline.
“Cox is clever,” Trapattoni said as he explained his logic. “He is intelligent, he can go inside and he can score because he plays sometimes in this position for his club.
Brady is a creative player. I know him very well, but against these physical players in this situation, [Sweden] had control of the game.
It’s the same with Hoolahan. We needed different players. Brady does not score goals, very few goals. Other players score goals.
As the long-ball tactics and attempts to force an equaliser fell short, Trapattoni admitted that his side looked flat.
“The morale was down psychologically. We lost confidence and trust that we could recover and we were a little bit impotent. Psychologically the players lost the situation.
“We started very well but when we conceded the two goals, we lost trust. It happens sometimes with young players.
“We tried but we lost confidence that we can [do this]. It’s strange because usually in front of our supporters we have more enthusiasm. Physically they were superior to us.”
(INPHO/Donall Farmer)
Now his task is to rally his players for Tuesday, a game which Ireland must win if they are to keep their mathematical chances alive ahead of the final two qualifiers against Germany and Kazakhstan next month.
“This morning I spoke to them and said, ‘When you play in the league, if you lose the game you start next game with same enthusiasm.’ I said we must begin the next game with the same enthusiasm, the same attitude, the same mentality.
“It is a difficult position but in these three games, anything can happen.
“I will consider one or two changes, sure, maybe also three. We need a fresh energy.
Martin’s O’Neill footballing style at Sunderland was anything but fresh in my opinion.
He might be as irish as they come, but his direct style is only a couple of notches above Trap’s dinosaur football… Certainly not what this young set of players need right now if we’re going to play this fluid passing style that everybody craves.
I personally think Chris Hughton would be perfect for the job,good brand of football with limited resources at Norwich,would be the perfect role for him
@James, limited resources. Are you sure. Look at what they spent in the transfer window. Doubt he’ll be leaving Norwich anytime soon. That said, I wouldn’t be against it.
The translator was out talking to the stadium at half time last night, so who was talking to the team at half time. Trap take ur money and go. The fai is a joke and a disgrace!
Martin O’Neill might want to read some of the comments here about Trap and usual vilification and persecution that’s seems to follow any manager who does not come up to the standards expected by
the so called arm chair experts.
Who, in their right mind would want to manage an Irish soccer squad?
There are some good young lads not being allowed to play football or even given a chance.
The future is about youth and development.
In the name of God how could any coach bring on Cox and let Houlihan on the Bench
O’Neill’s style of football was brutal at Sunderland and Aston Villa… I’m really not sure why everyone keeps mentioning his name, when what we need right now is a fresh footballing approach, not more direct long ball trash.
Trap has never beaten a team that is higher ranked than ourselves in all competitions! In fact, the only teams he has managed to be is Armenia – TWICE!! His record is worse than that of Don Givens for the 21s when he was stealing a living also! When is this terrible circus act going to come to a halt???
The under 21′s would be a better option for Tuesdays game they would at least show some fight, a lot of senior players need to hang up the boots if we are to get anywhere in the future in terms of qualifiers we need to look at the youth,
now now Sean. Its easier for Ireland fans to land all of the blame at the feet of the manager. Sure look at him. He is OLD. That way we can ignore the real reasons we are never going to be a consistent force. Shambolic FAI, Shambolic domestic league structure and a serious flaw in confidence/ belief/conviction. What has he ever achieved anyways?
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I’m not exactly sure how blaming the players is an adequate defence of Trapattoni. He’s one of the highest paid international managers in the world. If he doesn’t like the players at his disposal, he’s welcome to leave. Properly the most popular thing he could do with the fans right now. That defence would have a small bit more credibility if he actually picked the best team possible. However we have to see Glenn Whelan struggle in the centre of midfield, while Darron Gibson doesn’t get a call up. All because the manager had a lack of tact when dealing with players. Not exactly what I would call good management.
the past shouldn’t be forgotten when it comes to his exit. He is highly decorated and no matter what people say he brought us to Poland last summer. A few weeks that anyone who was there will never forget.
I agree he needs to leave and he will soon enough but lets not kick him as he does so.
Also worth remembering the players had a responsibility last night too. Misplaced passes and poor marking can’t be blamed on trap as well.
And how is it blinkered to expect the man to be afforded a dignified exit? You are dead right thought. Club football is different to International football. Good man.
I said it after Poland. The long ball game we play is redundant in international football. Obviously Trap is unable or more likely unwilling to change this style of play. Richard Dunne is one of the worst offenders in this regard. Man of the match , what a joke !! Both him and trap need to retire, quickly.
They did deserve to lose..they were on the back foot for 60 minutes of the game..same crap method of football..no substance..no playmaking..no passing the ball around creating space..absolutely shambolic…the fai is a joke of an organisation and trap is a donkey with an obselete mindset
Your correct emmett. I wonder do people think Jose or Alex would have been in charge we would have done any better. You can’t run away from the facts look at any national team in the top 15 or 20 in the world and were their respective players play their football and who they play for. Then look at Ireland and tell me it’s the managers fault
I think thats a tad unfair @Sean.Sweden had A Celtic right back, a Norwich Striker and left full and a 37 year old centre midfielder 2 of the for mentioned actually scored against us. I know we lack an Ibrahimovic but its harsh when fans read into what clubs a player plays for,Sure some of the England team is playing for mid table teams and they still consistently qualify for tournaments.We have player with serious potential like Coleman,Clark,Wilson,McCarthy,Hoolahan(not quite much future potential but a quality player),Long on his day,Hendrick,Quinn,Brady,McClean and many others but because of their club status they are dismissed by so many fans that say trap has no resources.At the end of the day its down to how a team is set up to play and we have seen teams likes of Sweden, Denmark and switzerland qualifying and beating teams ranked ahead of them because of the way they are set up.Sure we dont have players at the top clubs but we can still put out 2 teams of premier league players which is probably the highest standard of league football at the moment.I think if we can achieve qualification playing a rigid game with lower league and lower quality player then we can surely progress by playing better stuff and winning matches to qualify rather then draw our way,the whole ‘who plays for what team’ is pretty irrelevent,half the lads just dont get the chance
Jut to ad its hard to tell if these resources are so limited if he puts the likes of Sammon,Cox,Keogh etc on ahead of the likes of Brady,Stokes and so on when the later lads have actually showen quality unlike the others
The man is deluded….he still thinks players are not good enough ergo long ball crap…beyond embarrassing and we’ve become an absolute joke….just like the organisation that continue to employ this chancer.
“But in the second half we didn’t have many opportunities to get a draw” yeah that’s because we kept passing back to the goalkeeper, Wilson was useless, whealan was nowhere, horrible long ball football. Wish I had of sold my ticket.
Yeah. Likes his attacking football. Likes a passing game. Is probably going to be looking for a job due to messy enough set up in Edinburgh. Irish. Knows the players and crucially, we can afford him.
Would give a huge boost to the domestic game and he would have a handy enough qualification campaign given the expanded 24 team Euros in France to settle into the role.
you know what? It might not be a bad idea to start including at least 2 LOI youngsters in the training squads for internationals. We need to start with our own grass roots if we are going to progress.
Both Brady and Hoolahan have scored for Ireland, Brady has 2 goals for Hull already this season, when was the last time Cix scored for us? And from that position
Chris Hughton is the Man to manage Ireland!
He is used to manage with inferior budgets and gets the best out of people while playing attractive, attacking styles, he is a very shrewd tactician & is the ONLY candidate I would consider!
No offence to Hughton, but I’ve heard the same arguments for Jewell and Kinnear years ago. I’d have McCarthy back before those pair – for all the pontificating over the Keane affair, McCarthy grew into the role and narrowly missed out on one finals and got us to another, where we gave a half decent account of ourselves.
We’ll get all the usual clap-trap over the coming weeks about a new manager (excuse the trap pun) but we need something a little different now.
Trap was an extravagance even I thought was daring at the time. He dragged the team out of utter chaos and lack of belief, mind you, after Staunton, Brendan O’Carroll could have done that so bad were things. Trap, ultimately proved, while an outstanding club manager, that being a good international manager takes a lot more. He was poor with Italy, and has ultimately proved poor with Ireland. His ideas of international football are based in the heyday of soccer, based on Goliaths taking on minnows (and a minnow is how he sees Ireland) at a time in international football when there are few Goliaths, just astute and well organised teams. Traps whole philosophy was based on trying to emulate the success of international teams like Denmark (1990s) and Croatia and Greece (2000s). Those tactics don’t work now because international managers have altered their systems to deal with defensive and long-ball systems.
Sure, we’ll hear the cries of David O’Leary and O’Neill. Move on guys. We need someone for the future, not past.
John Delaney is incompetent and should be made resign from his inflated position and wages. Trap should also resign. Bring back honest decent Irish football men like Brian Kerr and a management team of Kerr and Chris Hughton could work for the future. Delaney and his corrupt band of merrymen in the FAI must be got rid of as soon as.
Sorry to say Trap must go. Not one Irish player playing their game at a top club in Pl at moment which doesn’t help. Maybe McCarty at Everton. O Neill done nothing since left Celtic, how hard can it be go and watch Irish players around Ireland , England & Scotland & pick the best 25 or so for the squad. Any manager worth his wages could surly put out a better team than that one on Friday night .
On a more serious note this time I really hope Trap will go ASAP and make way for a coach with a new healthy approach! There are not a lot of top class players there at the moment so it is even more important to get the best players into the team !I watched A. Stokes a good few times-he has more potential than the whole front row together at the moment and he is not even on the bench.you can’t win games regularly with players who can’t pass the ball and can’t pass any defender (Damien Duff was the last one Who was able to and at times maybe Aiden McGeady as well) because they lack speed or technical skill.Does Trap not see that?! He used to be good maybe great coach but lost the plot long before he arrived in Ireland ! Why did the FAI than not look into his more recent past for example in Germany ?! Nobody seemed to understand him ,neither players nor spectators and it wasn’t just a language problem.he was and is far too much in his own world and that is not what the Irish soccer team needs.Where is that coach who will be able to put the best team together and if necessary sit eye to eye with The likes of Stephen Ireland or Anthony Stokes to motivate them and bring them back .Surely it must be possible .-in the interest of the team or are they that bad that should be condemned forever -my god I am in my fifties and still learning….
Regardless who your manager is if you have a bunch of players that are suposed to be the best in ireland and they cant tackel, cant kick a ball into a spot within 20 yards of where its ment to be,its hardly the managers fault.
As much as l would love to see roy keane as manager l dont think this bunch of players could work with him.Let roy manage the under 21s first then bring the best of them through with him and start again.Might take two or three years but at least it gives us a hope.
A friend of mine told me trap is thinking of bringing back Cascarino into the team so he can switch back to Jack Charlton s kick and rush tactics…that should be enough to beat the Austrians and Germans away from home! Hooooooraaaay!
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I’m nearly as old as him, and even I would do a better job. He is a bluffer and an overpaid chancer.
Calling him a bluffer is stupid, at the same time. Hes one of the most succesful managers ever. Stubborn and outdated, yes. But hardly a bluffer.
Fresh energy to Trapattoni is Conor Sammon. Trapattoni should resign before he gets the sack.
Fresh energy is Martin O’Neil
Fresh energy haha he should stay where he is, im loving it bahahahaha
Martin’s O’Neill footballing style at Sunderland was anything but fresh in my opinion.
He might be as irish as they come, but his direct style is only a couple of notches above Trap’s dinosaur football… Certainly not what this young set of players need right now if we’re going to play this fluid passing style that everybody craves.
I personally think Chris Hughton would be perfect for the job,good brand of football with limited resources at Norwich,would be the perfect role for him
@James, limited resources. Are you sure. Look at what they spent in the transfer window. Doubt he’ll be leaving Norwich anytime soon. That said, I wouldn’t be against it.
Daaaaa menatalityy Trap
The translator was out talking to the stadium at half time last night, so who was talking to the team at half time. Trap take ur money and go. The fai is a joke and a disgrace!
Martin O’Neill. That is all.
Martin O’Neill might want to read some of the comments here about Trap and usual vilification and persecution that’s seems to follow any manager who does not come up to the standards expected by
the so called arm chair experts.
Who, in their right mind would want to manage an Irish soccer squad?
There are some good young lads not being allowed to play football or even given a chance.
The future is about youth and development.
In the name of God how could any coach bring on Cox and let Houlihan on the Bench
O’Neill’s style of football was brutal at Sunderland and Aston Villa… I’m really not sure why everyone keeps mentioning his name, when what we need right now is a fresh footballing approach, not more direct long ball trash.
Everyone does, you get millions to do nothing , to spoof basically. This man will put Irish football back 20 years, if he hasnt already done so.
Glenn Whelan is his love child
Shane long chewing gum sums up his attitude pass the ball next time
That’s great. Make changes after its too late. Thanks trap
Trap has never beaten a team that is higher ranked than ourselves in all competitions! In fact, the only teams he has managed to be is Armenia – TWICE!! His record is worse than that of Don Givens for the 21s when he was stealing a living also! When is this terrible circus act going to come to a halt???
The under 21′s would be a better option for Tuesdays game they would at least show some fight, a lot of senior players need to hang up the boots if we are to get anywhere in the future in terms of qualifiers we need to look at the youth,
You can’t blame the players as those that aren’t inept aren’t allowed play
He s beginning to start looking like that friend you let stay in your house for a few days,who then shows no sign of leaving
In case John Delaney’s listening, there’s no transfer window in the managerial market…
Well I’m waiting for him to fu(k off.
Sack trap, revamp the FAI and bring in Martin ONeill
Where’s Steve Staunton when you need him
Still too soon!!
Fresh changes?Thats McShane in at full back so.
Trappe has more experience and credentials than anybody the problem is the players not the manager
Wrong.
now now Sean. Its easier for Ireland fans to land all of the blame at the feet of the manager. Sure look at him. He is OLD. That way we can ignore the real reasons we are never going to be a consistent force. Shambolic FAI, Shambolic domestic league structure and a serious flaw in confidence/ belief/conviction. What has he ever achieved anyways?
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Thats sweet that you went to all that trouble but the past has absolutely nothing to do with how you do your job presently…
I’m not exactly sure how blaming the players is an adequate defence of Trapattoni. He’s one of the highest paid international managers in the world. If he doesn’t like the players at his disposal, he’s welcome to leave. Properly the most popular thing he could do with the fans right now. That defence would have a small bit more credibility if he actually picked the best team possible. However we have to see Glenn Whelan struggle in the centre of midfield, while Darron Gibson doesn’t get a call up. All because the manager had a lack of tact when dealing with players. Not exactly what I would call good management.
the past shouldn’t be forgotten when it comes to his exit. He is highly decorated and no matter what people say he brought us to Poland last summer. A few weeks that anyone who was there will never forget.
I agree he needs to leave and he will soon enough but lets not kick him as he does so.
Also worth remembering the players had a responsibility last night too. Misplaced passes and poor marking can’t be blamed on trap as well.
Yeah we could have won the Euros with Gibson in the middle. An we would have beaten Germany too!
Problem is that not all great managers make good national managers … This has been seen in the past in many countries…
Are you wearing blinkers or what ?
What about his exploits as Italian Manager????
Club football and international stage different scene
Spot on
He was absolutely skanked in the WC with Italy.
And how is it blinkered to expect the man to be afforded a dignified exit? You are dead right thought. Club football is different to International football. Good man.
Are you a flat jock?
Anyone that says Trapattoni is not(at least part of) the problem at this stage is quite simply deluded.
of course he is but he is not completely to blame
Unbelievable record when you see written down like that, damn
So when we do right it’s down to him but when we do wrong it’s down to the players. Is this trappatoni or god we’re talkin about?
I said it after Poland. The long ball game we play is redundant in international football. Obviously Trap is unable or more likely unwilling to change this style of play. Richard Dunne is one of the worst offenders in this regard. Man of the match , what a joke !! Both him and trap need to retire, quickly.
Go home trap.
They did deserve to lose..they were on the back foot for 60 minutes of the game..same crap method of football..no substance..no playmaking..no passing the ball around creating space..absolutely shambolic…the fai is a joke of an organisation and trap is a donkey with an obselete mindset
Your correct emmett. I wonder do people think Jose or Alex would have been in charge we would have done any better. You can’t run away from the facts look at any national team in the top 15 or 20 in the world and were their respective players play their football and who they play for. Then look at Ireland and tell me it’s the managers fault
I think thats a tad unfair @Sean.Sweden had A Celtic right back, a Norwich Striker and left full and a 37 year old centre midfielder 2 of the for mentioned actually scored against us. I know we lack an Ibrahimovic but its harsh when fans read into what clubs a player plays for,Sure some of the England team is playing for mid table teams and they still consistently qualify for tournaments.We have player with serious potential like Coleman,Clark,Wilson,McCarthy,Hoolahan(not quite much future potential but a quality player),Long on his day,Hendrick,Quinn,Brady,McClean and many others but because of their club status they are dismissed by so many fans that say trap has no resources.At the end of the day its down to how a team is set up to play and we have seen teams likes of Sweden, Denmark and switzerland qualifying and beating teams ranked ahead of them because of the way they are set up.Sure we dont have players at the top clubs but we can still put out 2 teams of premier league players which is probably the highest standard of league football at the moment.I think if we can achieve qualification playing a rigid game with lower league and lower quality player then we can surely progress by playing better stuff and winning matches to qualify rather then draw our way,the whole ‘who plays for what team’ is pretty irrelevent,half the lads just dont get the chance
Jut to ad its hard to tell if these resources are so limited if he puts the likes of Sammon,Cox,Keogh etc on ahead of the likes of Brady,Stokes and so on when the later lads have actually showen quality unlike the others
The man is deluded….he still thinks players are not good enough ergo long ball crap…beyond embarrassing and we’ve become an absolute joke….just like the organisation that continue to employ this chancer.
“But in the second half we didn’t have many opportunities to get a draw” yeah that’s because we kept passing back to the goalkeeper, Wilson was useless, whealan was nowhere, horrible long ball football. Wish I had of sold my ticket.
‘Brady does not score goals’ scored 2 in 3.Just goes to show how much utter tripe trap talks.Sickining.
what about someone like Pat Fenlon?
Ah c’mere steady on now. Fenlon???
Yeah. Likes his attacking football. Likes a passing game. Is probably going to be looking for a job due to messy enough set up in Edinburgh. Irish. Knows the players and crucially, we can afford him.
Would give a huge boost to the domestic game and he would have a handy enough qualification campaign given the expanded 24 team Euros in France to settle into the role.
Go away out of that. Fenlon. Lets start playing LOI players too
you know what? It might not be a bad idea to start including at least 2 LOI youngsters in the training squads for internationals. We need to start with our own grass roots if we are going to progress.
Both Brady and Hoolahan have scored for Ireland, Brady has 2 goals for Hull already this season, when was the last time Cix scored for us? And from that position
Chris Hughton is the Man to manage Ireland!
He is used to manage with inferior budgets and gets the best out of people while playing attractive, attacking styles, he is a very shrewd tactician & is the ONLY candidate I would consider!
No offence to Hughton, but I’ve heard the same arguments for Jewell and Kinnear years ago. I’d have McCarthy back before those pair – for all the pontificating over the Keane affair, McCarthy grew into the role and narrowly missed out on one finals and got us to another, where we gave a half decent account of ourselves.
We’ll get all the usual clap-trap over the coming weeks about a new manager (excuse the trap pun) but we need something a little different now.
Trap was an extravagance even I thought was daring at the time. He dragged the team out of utter chaos and lack of belief, mind you, after Staunton, Brendan O’Carroll could have done that so bad were things. Trap, ultimately proved, while an outstanding club manager, that being a good international manager takes a lot more. He was poor with Italy, and has ultimately proved poor with Ireland. His ideas of international football are based in the heyday of soccer, based on Goliaths taking on minnows (and a minnow is how he sees Ireland) at a time in international football when there are few Goliaths, just astute and well organised teams. Traps whole philosophy was based on trying to emulate the success of international teams like Denmark (1990s) and Croatia and Greece (2000s). Those tactics don’t work now because international managers have altered their systems to deal with defensive and long-ball systems.
Sure, we’ll hear the cries of David O’Leary and O’Neill. Move on guys. We need someone for the future, not past.
In the picture it looks like he is declaring his love for big booty, fair play trap you sly old dog
Its time to give Trap the slap.
Is April 1st all ready back around again.
John Delaney is incompetent and should be made resign from his inflated position and wages. Trap should also resign. Bring back honest decent Irish football men like Brian Kerr and a management team of Kerr and Chris Hughton could work for the future. Delaney and his corrupt band of merrymen in the FAI must be got rid of as soon as.
Bring in Guus Hiddink everywhere he goes he seems to do wonders with the players and bring in the youth.
I’m surprised Trap still has hair.
There is only one man for the job .
Roy kean .
Roy Kean? Who he? Oh you mean Roy Keane.
Eh no
Keane is at least a decade away from the job. Sure all of the goons he was at war with are still upstairs in Abbotstown
Sorry to say Trap must go. Not one Irish player playing their game at a top club in Pl at moment which doesn’t help. Maybe McCarty at Everton. O Neill done nothing since left Celtic, how hard can it be go and watch Irish players around Ireland , England & Scotland & pick the best 25 or so for the squad. Any manager worth his wages could surly put out a better team than that one on Friday night .
Fresh energy Trappy ? You ll make me happy if just pack your suitcase to Rome on a one way ticket and not to return !
On a more serious note this time I really hope Trap will go ASAP and make way for a coach with a new healthy approach! There are not a lot of top class players there at the moment so it is even more important to get the best players into the team !I watched A. Stokes a good few times-he has more potential than the whole front row together at the moment and he is not even on the bench.you can’t win games regularly with players who can’t pass the ball and can’t pass any defender (Damien Duff was the last one Who was able to and at times maybe Aiden McGeady as well) because they lack speed or technical skill.Does Trap not see that?! He used to be good maybe great coach but lost the plot long before he arrived in Ireland ! Why did the FAI than not look into his more recent past for example in Germany ?! Nobody seemed to understand him ,neither players nor spectators and it wasn’t just a language problem.he was and is far too much in his own world and that is not what the Irish soccer team needs.Where is that coach who will be able to put the best team together and if necessary sit eye to eye with The likes of Stephen Ireland or Anthony Stokes to motivate them and bring them back .Surely it must be possible .-in the interest of the team or are they that bad that should be condemned forever -my god I am in my fifties and still learning….
Mick McCarthy
Regardless who your manager is if you have a bunch of players that are suposed to be the best in ireland and they cant tackel, cant kick a ball into a spot within 20 yards of where its ment to be,its hardly the managers fault.
so,,,,,trap says…”is good team” ,,”is not so good team” ,,,,,,”very,very great job,not a good job”……..ehh. JESUS WEPT!!!
As much as l would love to see roy keane as manager l dont think this bunch of players could work with him.Let roy manage the under 21s first then bring the best of them through with him and start again.Might take two or three years but at least it gives us a hope.
Ahhhhhhh blah blah blah. Either open up a chipper or go away. That’s the only use we have for ya now. Nobody cares anymore. Wake me up when he’s gone.
A friend of mine told me trap is thinking of bringing back Cascarino into the team so he can switch back to Jack Charlton s kick and rush tactics…that should be enough to beat the Austrians and Germans away from home! Hooooooraaaay!
Bring in Paul Mcgrath,the legend!!! At least we would be able to drown our sorrows with him!!!
Maybe we should get victor Moses to manage us. Apparently he’s going to bring the league trophy back to Anfield this year.
can we please have chris hughton or bring back jack charlton maybe even o neil
I don’t know who is to blame, the manager, the players or both but I really hate it when they blame psychology.
scrap trap hes full of crap
Red bull.
can we please have chris hughton or please bring back jack charlton aah the glory days under him
Stick with the cricket.
We have been looking for a new manager for years now !!!! 1