No turning back for Martin
O’ Neill and his Republic of Ireland Boys, as their next two matches against
the Republic of Georgia and Serbia, considered crucial in their quest of
netting a spot to the next rounds.
As their adventure
starts on September 2 in Tbilisi to play against Georgia at Boris Paichadze
Stadium, even though the Boys in Green win on 2016 thanks by a lone goal from
Seamus Coleman, delivering three points of gold.
That was then and now
everything is on the table for O’ Neill and company as the Georgians playing at
home can play the role of spoilers to the Green Army aspirations, looking like
a not so easy enterprise.
Then moving on to
Aviva Stadium on a match scheduled for September 5 against Serbia.
So far, both squads
tied in first place with the Serbian National Team slight advantage over the
Republic of Ireland in goal differential, in their favor, as this match considered
very important for both squads.
For manager O’Neill
his squad going to a strict training regimen and despite seeing a few notable absences
due to injuries, still his optimism ahead of the upcoming compromises he sees
it a positive outlook ahead for his squad.
The injury list
includes James McCarty (hamstring), Jeff Hendrick (quad), Eunan O’ Kane (groin),
Keiren Westwood (knee), David Meyler (knee) and Jonathan Walters (ankle).
Aiden McGready and
David McGoldrick are both out with personal reasons.
Still the odds can
favor the Ireland bunch with several players making quick recoveries and maybe
seeing them if not in the Georgia game but at home against Serbia, seen in the
eyes of manager O’ Neill a vital match for his Green Army.
Despite the positon
of Georgia in the overall, table in Group D, this is a serious foe to not underestimate
and seen as a total fighter looking forward to a miraculous comeback in this last
stages of the qualifiers.
A win away can for
sure be uplifting and drive a favorable momentum for the Irish Boys looking
forward to their next compromise at home seen as difficult but not impossible to
finish with a high note as well move atop first place in their group.
September will be a
crucial if not important month for the Republic of Ireland aspirations to make
it into another international competition and make another noteworthy performance
as the one they did in the past edition of EURO.
Still the target for
the Republic of Irelands is a win over the Serbians whom they drew on tier
first meeting at Belgrade with a score of two goals each for a tie in what seemed
to be a very contested affair between both squads.
A couple of wins in September
for the Green Army will be amazing as they have the likes of Moldova to play in
Aviva Stadium in Dublin and going to City Stadium in Cardiff City to face off a
dangerous and resilient Wale’s.
At the end the heat
is on Martin O’ Neill and his Green Army upcoming international compromises and
which the North Ireland man can wrap this up with a couple of positive results.
This the defintite
list for the Foireann peile
náisiúnta Phoblacht na hÉireann
Goalkeeper’s: Darren
Randolph( Middleborough), Rob Elliot (Newcastle United), Keiren Westwood
(Sheffield Wednesday).
Defenders: Cyrus
Christie (Middesbrough), Richard Keough (Derby County), Shane Duffy (Brighton
& Hove Albion), Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United), John O’ Shea (Sunderland),
Kevin Long, Stephen Ward (Burnley)
Midfielders: Aiden
McGeady (Sunderland), Glenn Whelan, Connor Hourihane (Aston Villa), Harry Arter
(Bournemouth), David Meyler (Hull City), Robbie Grady (Burnley), Wes Hoolahan
(Norwich City), James McClean (West Bromwich Albion), Daryl Horgan (Preston
North End), Jonathan Hayes (Celtic), Calum O’ Dowda (Bristol City)
Forwards: Jonathan
Walters (Burnley), Shane Long ( Southampton), Daryl Murphy (Nottingham
Forrest), David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town).
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