More important us dropping the terribly out of form Doyle and replacing with Walters or Long.. Far more threat and will work just as hard!

Keane often plays very deep anyway. let him pick up some slack in midfield, run his socks off for 60-70mins and replace him with Long or Walters.

Start with 4-4-2. Can change to 4-5-1 as needs dictate. Adapting a more defensive formation will breed negativity into the lads IMO.

I am pretty sure Trap was speaking with Bilic in mind. The chances of him changing things up after so long are minimal. Keane will need to drop back as we often do when under the kosh. If he does indeed do a lot od dropping I can’t see him lasting more than an hour. Fear not though. We have so much attacking talent on the bench its unreal. To all the people saying we will be torn a new one I would point to our tournament record and indeed the fact we are very very very hard to score against

Walters and Keane should start with Walters playing inbetween the midfield and fowards. He plays there alot for Stoke. I can see that being a winning formula if needs be. Doyle could do the same job but I think Walters is more suited for it.

Get Paul Greene in there and we’re sorted! Simples. But in seriousness I do really wish Walters will get the start. His strength would be a massive addition. No team will fancy him bate’n into them Hon Ireland

Christ, people trying to tell the man to change the way we play for the last 4 years and he’s considering it 5 days before the first game of the Euros? A bit late I’d say.

Makes no difference if he changes it or not. We will still be up against it.

Totally agree Paul, It would be totally ludicrous for Trap to change from the system that he has placed so much stock in for the last 4 years. I’m not the biggest advocate of this style but it would be foolish to change that in the first game of a major championship we’ve worked so hard to qualify for. I very much doubt that he will. I didnt think the man was capable of any form of change before Foleygate.
Last nights game showed that many of the nailed on starting 11 may not be completely worthy of their guaranteed place on the field. The only positives i can take from it were the strong performance from the bench, especially the powerful play and running from Walters, and the fact that James McLean remained on the bench(although i hope this doesnt mean that Hunt has become 1st reserve winger). With Slaven Bilic present and post-game announcing that he sees nothing new in Irelands play from the 4 games of ours he has been in attendance this campaign.
Wait till sunday Slaven!

The Croatians will rip them to shreds.

With Ireland being the rank outsiders at current bookie odds of over 80/1 to win i think even if he puts all 11 players in the goal they will still be beaten,dillusional rant tacticts of fans who think that they even have a whisker of a chance of getting out of this group are pitiful , save your hard end cash and stay at home and watch with agony on a 60″ tv screen and get a pallet of beers in , happy days

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Yes ship mcshane back home!