ian1964 10,563 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I see O'squeal wouldn't admit thier goal was off side! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 Their goal should have been easily spotted as offside. A good result but we need to get something probably a win in Georgia. I'll take that though as I had a decent bet on a draw. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,563 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Their goal should have been easily spotted as offside. A good result but we need to get something probably a win in Georgia. I'll take that though as I had a decent bet on a draw. It was an easy off side call for the officials,bad mistake 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whosthedado 1,562 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 There was two offsides and a handball in the lead up to the goal! I thought we had switched to Rangers playing at Parkhead for a minute there was that many decisions went for them in the space of a couple of minutes :fish: 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,563 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 O’Neill claims Naismith ‘refereed most of match’. SCOTLAND manager Gordon Strachan and his Republic of Ireland counterpart Martin O’Neill found themselves at odds last night over the performance of referee Nicola Rizzola following their 1-1 draw in the Euro 2016 qualifier in Dublin. Despite Jon Walters being in an offside position when he netted for the Republic and midfielder James McCarthy escaping a red card for a clear elbow in the face of Russell Martin, Strachan maintained the Italian official had excelled. That proved in sharp contrast to his predecessor at Celtic Park sniping about the official with a side-swipe at Steven Naismith’s conduct. Strachan said he had no quibbles over any aspect of Rizzola’s display. “I’ve not seen it. I’m going to get back on the plane, have a cup of tea and I’m not really interested in whether it was offside or not. “What I will say is I thought the referee was terrific the whole game. He knew when people were looking for fouls, he spotted that and there’s not many referees I’ve seen brave enough to do that. And I thought he helped the intensity of the game as well. OK, there might be one or two dubious but that’s going to happen. “I’m not really concentrating on the tackles. The most important thing in that game is that seven or eight times we gave the ball away without real pressure. That was the big difference in the game and that’s what was relevant. We got about 12 crosses against us from us giving the ball away.” O’Neill chose to see the encounter through green-tinted spectacles when it was put to him that Strachan thought the official had performed with credit. “I am not surprised Gordon thought that. Naismith refereed the game for most of it, so I am sure he did but it wouldn’t have been our view in our dressing room.” Pressed on what he meant by the Naismith comment, he declined to elaborate before the FAI’s media officer interjected that the question would move on. O’Neill bemoaned not only the lax attitude of Rizzola but also the manner in which his team were pegged back immediately after the restart, leaving them two points adrift of third-placed Scotland, four behind Germany and five off Group D leaders Poland. “I thought we were very dominant in the first half and deserved to be in front. We have absolutely fallen asleep for the goal even though it’s going miles wide just after half-time,” O’Neill said. “I thought Scotland got a big lift from that, I thought their best spell was after that for about ten minutes. I thought we pulled ourselves round and I thought we were going to win. We didn’t and I am obviously disappointed. We didn’t really want half-time to come. I thought Scotland were in disarray at the time and we were in control of the game. “The advantage is to Scotland because the status quo remains. They must be delighted to go away with something, but we are still well in the group and that’s not just fighting bravado talk. We have two games to win in September, away to Gibraltar and home to Georgia, and see where that leaves us going into the Germany game [at home, October].” http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/latest/o-neill-claims-naismith-refereed-most-of-match-1-3801695 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Away to Georgia next becomes absolutely a must win cup final. Ireland are playing Gibraltar next so that's them on 12 points and if Scotland don't win in Georgia then Ireland would be either level or above us. Poland play Germany next so something has to give there meaning 3 points in Tbilisi would put the top 2 finish in our own hands as we have Germany and Poland at home after that. To get a top 2 finish we need: Georgia away 3 pts Germany home 1 pts / possibly can afford a defeat depending on other results. Poland home 3 pts Gibraltar away 3 pts. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Absolutely terrible tactics from Strachan. There were 3 points to be earned here and he goes into the defensive mode. What the **** is it with Scottish managers that prefer to shut shop as go for the jugular. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisabeer 409 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Germany game is in September. Gibraltar is the last game. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisabeer 409 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 two wins and two draws will be enough to go through. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,385 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Looking back at last night a draw was of little use to either side with Poland and Germany both winning. We really needed to win to try & finish second to avoid third place and play-offs Edited June 14, 2015 by RANGERRAB 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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