garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
No one does punditry like RTE. Here is a clip of the absolute gold we have got to enjoy down the years.
No one does punditry like RTE. Here is a clip of the absolute gold we have got to enjoy down the years.
Irish banter?No one does punditry like RTE. Here is a clip of the absolute gold we have got to enjoy down the years.
Irish banter?
Hopefully they've had Naill Quinn on as a guestThese boys were not joking. They say exactly what they feel and routinely fall out with each other.
City out, good result, I guess.
Worried about playing too much football.
Another player who does it, probably too much, is Harry Kane. He gets a lot of grief for it, people expecting him to circle the penalty spot. But if they watched where he ‘drags’ the defenders with him and the gaps he creates by doing so they’d realise just how good he is in open play without the ball. His goals for himself might be down but the opportunities he creates and the goals for the rest of the team suggest something good is happening.
Another thing worth watching is strikers at corners picking who they want to be marked by. A good defender will recognise what’s going on but a good striker will go and stand next to the smallest defender. Even if doubled up on, the small guy can be used as a shield between the striker and the big defender.
Watching off the ball action, harder when you’re not there, is very revealing.
City out, good result, I guess.
Worried about playing too much football.
To be fair, Jermaine Defoe just sat there like a mute, whilst the other 3 went at it. Felt quite awkward for him. Had they brought Lewis Hamilton in instead of a Defoe, I doubt it would have made any difference to the show. I suspect Defoe was dragged in last minute as Keane had personal issues, who knows.
Some armchair specialists need to hear what they say to form their opinion. They can't form their own opinion without it.
Over the years we had to put up with the narrative of zonal marking doesn't work because Keys and Gray said so. The media used to go to town on Rafa for being stubborn etc.
I remember the night when Gordon Strachan was in the sky studio as a pundit on a CL night (he often was at the time) and he staunchly defended Zonal marking and educated the dinosaurs of the "only man marking rules" crowd. Strachan was never seen on those shows after.
Andy gray's last word show was hilarious.
I rarely watch the pundits, there was no way I was missing Sunday though ??
If we lived in some strange universe in which fans could resurrect 3 of their ex Premiership retired players to join their current team, in their prime, who would it be?
If we lived in some strange universe in which fans could resurrect 3 of their ex Premiership retired players to join their current team, in their prime, who would it be? (Yeah, been bored tonight as my interest in EFL Cup disappeared when we got knocked out)
As a Utd fan, my choices surprised even me, and no doubt I'd change my mind hourly.
1. Roy Keane: This was actually the easiest decision I've ever made in my life. No explanation required.
2. Jaap Stam: Ok, got Maguire and Varane, but need an absolute rock at the back. A leader along with Keano in front.
3. Gary Neville: Holy cow, I am mental. However, good football brain, hard worker, vocal and Mr Reliable. Much stronger than Wan Bissaka
My favourite player of all time is Scholes, and I'd have him ahead of Bruno. But, given we have Bruno, felt it would be a wasted choice. Could have picked from a plethora of attacking players, but again felt it was the wrong area to strengthen. I guess Schmeichel instead of Neville would be an option, just to get another massive leader in the team, tho him and Keano might come to blows (after they both deal with Pogba first)
Pretty sure I can guess who the Number 1's would be for Liverpool, Arsenal, Southampton and Newcastle fans.
Or Bebe .OO, can I have 5?
1. Stevie as the RH midfielder in a 3, imagine him setting up our forwards and still running the game. The season he played down the right, I think he got 27 goals.
2. Suarez - Him, mane and Mo, we'd get 150 goals in a season.
3. Souness / Hansen / Barnes - Souness could do the fabinho role with aplomb, run the game and score 8-10 goals as well. Hansen alongside VVD, they could pass it around all day and bring it out into the midfield. Barnes in for Mane as barnesy for 1988-90 on the wing was a thing of beauty, for goals and assists.
The first 2 are nailed on, the others would be the hard one to separate.
For your 3, would agree with the first two, after that would be between Robbo, Van nistelroy and Robin Van Persie. Djemba Djemba if 4 picks.
I wonder if Jermain Defoe, the ex West Ham and Spurs player (amongst others) was on the panel on sunday due to there being another game being shown live earlier that day.