I read Dave Kelly article in today's indo and was so happy to see he had checked the stats on Farrelly and McCabe in the Nigeria game. As he pointed out " Farrelly ran 11,274 metres during what was only the second 90 minutes of football she has played in eight years. That was more than 1,000m more than McCabe. Farrelly also did more high-intensity running than anyone else, far exceeding McCabe’s numbers." Farrelly made a bigger contribution to Ireland's performance against Nigeria than McCabe, and McCabe does need to zip her mouth.
I watched all of Ireland's match against Nigeria. What stood out was Sinead Farrelly's performance. She was easily the best outfield player for Ireland on the pitch (Vera Pauw said she was "arguably" the best - there was no arguably about it.) The other Irish player who really stood out was the goalkeeper, Courtney Brosnan. After the match I saw that Katie McCabe had suggested to Vera Pauw during the match that Sinead Farrelly should be replaced. That was a ridiculous suggestion and raises questions about Katie McCabe's (lack of) judgement and her motivation in making such a suggestion.
I read Dave Kelly article in today's indo and was so happy to see he had checked the stats on Farrelly and McCabe in the Nigeria game. As he pointed out " Farrelly ran 11,274 metres during what was only the second 90 minutes of football she has played in eight years. That was more than 1,000m more than McCabe. Farrelly also did more high-intensity running than anyone else, far exceeding McCabe’s numbers." Farrelly made a bigger contribution to Ireland's performance against Nigeria than McCabe, and McCabe does need to zip her mouth.
McCabe is a generational talent. You may invest into women's football as much $ as you can and still not see a player like her in next 15 years.
Katie is a great player but I think getting a bit too big for her boots needs Ruesha to keep her grounded
I watched all of Ireland's match against Nigeria. What stood out was Sinead Farrelly's performance. She was easily the best outfield player for Ireland on the pitch (Vera Pauw said she was "arguably" the best - there was no arguably about it.) The other Irish player who really stood out was the goalkeeper, Courtney Brosnan. After the match I saw that Katie McCabe had suggested to Vera Pauw during the match that Sinead Farrelly should be replaced. That was a ridiculous suggestion and raises questions about Katie McCabe's (lack of) judgement and her motivation in making such a suggestion.
Vera ,a very honest lady,Ms McCabe want to look in the Mirror.
I know what Vera should do: pick another captain