Brazil names it squad: http://oglobo.globo.com/online/plantao/133743957.asp Looks like all the big boys are coming!
Well, they've been named in the squad. On a positive note, it appears that Ferguson and Wenger will only have a player each with a really unfortunate and completely untimely injury which will clear up in time for the next reserve team game or whatever.
CAP decided to spare some of the main domestic players for their Libertadores commitments, like Rivaldo, Renato and Diego. Rivaldo is still a starter in Parreira's plans. Has the Irish roster been released yet? I hope your top guns like Duff and Keane will be there as well. Drop by the Brazil forum to share your impressions of this game, lads. Cheers!
And that would make the starting line-up something like: Dida; Cafu, Roque Júnior, Lúcio, Roberto Carlos; Emerson (Juninho Pernambucano), Gilberto Silva, Zé Roberto; Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Kaká, Ronaldinho
Not yet, at a guess it'll be around friday this week. I see no reason why our full team wont be named, weather they'll all be let play by their clubs is another matter though
Lads ordering tickets for this is a bit of a nightmare, at least if you go the ticketmaster route. They kept telling me there were no more tickets left but if you keep on trying to order them it seems you'll get on eventually. I knew they couldn't sell out in a half an hour.
Brazil team Yeah, but I dont like Parreiras rosters and I didnt like this time roster. Players like Emerson, Ze Roberto, Beletti, Kleberson, Roque Junior, Lucio and Juninho Paulista couldnt be in the brazilian SELEÇÃO. Whi dont call Mancini, instead of the ridiculous Beletti? What about the defenders? Roque junior and Lucio suck the ballz! I want to believe it happened only because Parreira said some players who were playing the Libertadores Cup wouldnt be called this time because of the competition. Names like Renato, Rivaldo, Alex (the santos and cruzeiro ones) Edu Dracena and Rogeio Ceni couldnt be out of Brazil Team.
Outside chance Miller? If his injury isn't genuine and is just an excuse not to have to play for Celtic before his move to Man U? Otherwise, Macken maybe? Can't think of too many obvious people. Reid should win his second though.
Richard Dunne is a doubt after being taken off injured during Man City's match with Birmingham. And I was under the impression that Macken won't have his papers in time for the Brazil match
Macken's not eligible; he didn't have an Irish passport at the time he was capped underage for England, thus making him ineligible.
Kerr names the Squad: Goalkeepers: Given (Newcastle United), Kenny (Sheffield United),Murphy (West Bromwich Albion) Defenders: Carr (Tottenham Hotspur), Cunningham (Birmingham City), Dunne (Manchester City), Finnan (Liverpool), Harte (Leeds United), O’Brien (Newcastle United), O’Shea (Manchester United) Midfielders: Carsley (Everton), Delap (Southampton), Duff (Chelsea), Holland (Charlton Athletic), Kavanagh (Cardiff City), Kilbane (Everton), McAteer (Sunderland), Reid (Nottingham Forest) Forwards: Connolly (West Ham United), Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur), Keane (Tottenham Hotspur), Lee (Cardiff City), Morrison (Birmingham City), Miller, Healy, Colgan, Breen, Steven Reid all out through injury. McAteer is back and Kenny finally gets called up. http://www.fai.ie/FAI/Welcome+to+the+FAI!.htm
Great to see we actually now have a second option on the bench with 25yr old Paddy Kenny. Hopefully Stack from Arsenal will come into the ranks as well soon. No Lee Trundle...would have been good fun if he got in! Hopefully Duff plays against Pompey and then gets a 1st half at least against the Brazilians. Republic of Ireland squad: Given (Newcastle), Kenny (Sheffield United), Murphy (West Brom); Carr (Tottenham), Cunningham (Birmingham), Doherty (Tottenham), Dunne (Manchester City), Finnan (Liverpool), Harte (Leeds), O'Brien (Newcastle), O'Shea (Manchester United); Carsley (Everton), Delap (Southampton), Holland (Charlton), Kavanagh (Cardiff), Kilbane (Everton), McAteer (Sunderland), Reid (Nottingham Forest); Connolly (West Ham), Duff (Chelsea), Keane (Tottenham), Lee (Cardiff), Morrison (Birmingham).
Here's what I'd like to see next week in my 4-2-3-1 formation: Kenny Carr-Cunningham-O'Brien-O'Shea Carsley-Holland Delap-Duff-Reid Keane
Disappointing Millers injured, but great to see Kenny in. Keane Morrison Duff Delap Holland Reid Finnan Cunningham ????? Carr Given ???? Being one of O'Shea, O'Brien, Dunne or Doherty. If it's not O'shea, he'll battle for one of the fullback roles. Give Andy Reid a free role on his wrong side, sort of like the way Arsenal play their widemen, I think he'll cause real problems in that position.
I'm suprised at Lee's inclusion... then again there isn't really anyone else. Duff and Dunne are the only injury worries, I believe. After thinking about it some more, I think Kerr will field a pretty conservative starting XI, and make changed at half time. Let's say: Given Carr Cunningham Dunne O'Shea Duff Carsley Holland Kilbane Morrison Keane With Andy Reid playing the entire 2nd half, and Delap, Connolly, Finnan, O'Brien and mabye Kenny getting a half or at least most of one. I also expect Harte, McAteer and Kavanagh to play at some point. If Duff is injured, McAteer will start on the right with Kilbane on the left, and if Dunne is injured O'Brien will start and Doherty will come on.