| Dara O’Shea 10:21 - Oct 22 with 10746 views | The_Romford_Blue |
The most overrated footballer in the history of this club. And that first goal was the single worst bit of defending I’ve ever seen in my life. Absolutely schoolboy stuff from supposedly an experienced international.
His leadership or lack of is one of our fundamental problems as well |  |
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| Dara O’Shea on 21:39 - Oct 22 with 1293 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| Dara O’Shea on 15:42 - Oct 22 by FrimleyBlue |
11 goals conceded 23/24 13 goals conceded 25/26
not a massive difference [Post edited 22 Oct 2025 15:43]
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It’s about £30m difference… |  | | |
| Dara O’Shea on 21:47 - Oct 22 with 1258 views | FrimleyBlue |
Yeah
It's a shame the 130 mill difference In other outfield players aren't doing the business that the 2023 players did as the backline wouldn't be getting the blame for results just like the poorness of many games of wolfy have been ignored as we got promoted so it never happened and he is now seen as prime maldini.
Town score goals last night. We have a midfielder in front of osheas header and that 1st goal doesn't happen.
Defending starts from the front. |  |
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| Dara O’Shea on 21:48 - Oct 22 with 1260 views | GlasgowBlue |
Without weeding through the whole thread, not sure if this clip has been posted.
He has Ashley Young to his right yet he heads the ball straight to their attacker. He then shows him the easiest side to score. |  |
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| Dara O’Shea on 21:54 - Oct 22 with 1233 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Dara O’Shea on 21:48 - Oct 22 by GlasgowBlue |
Without weeding through the whole thread, not sure if this clip has been posted.
He has Ashley Young to his right yet he heads the ball straight to their attacker. He then shows him the easiest side to score. |
He's travelling backwards. Eyes firmly on the ball. He heads it exactly how he can head it. The fault lies with young and the lack of midfield cover to clean up after the header. No chance of him heading that to young.
The after bit tho is a mixed bag
Cbs are taught to delay the runner and show them the outside. Again he got no cover.
Easy for anyone to say go at him. But say he did and got beat and the player ran in free on goal he'd been moaned at for that too.
[Post edited 22 Oct 2025 21:57]
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| Dara O’Shea on 22:00 - Oct 22 with 1214 views | Paramedic |
Twaddle! |  |
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| Dara O’Shea on 09:20 - Oct 23 with 1040 views | bazza |
| Dara O’Shea on 21:48 - Oct 22 by GlasgowBlue |
Without weeding through the whole thread, not sure if this clip has been posted.
He has Ashley Young to his right yet he heads the ball straight to their attacker. He then shows him the easiest side to score. |
Was a lovely assist by O’Shea. |  | | |
| Dara O’Shea on 09:40 - Oct 23 with 1012 views | MattinLondon |
| Dara O’Shea on 09:20 - Oct 23 by bazza |
Was a lovely assist by O’Shea. |
Whereas O’Shea doesn’t cover himself in any glory - and made the original mistake - I think it’s unfair for some to single-handily bland him. The tracking back was abysmal and showed no desire at all.
O’Shea isn’t even the most overrated player in the squad - theres at least two others who are far better candidates for that accolade. |  | | |
| Dara O’Shea on 09:40 - Oct 23 with 1011 views | cbower |
| Dara O’Shea on 14:54 - Oct 22 by chantryblueboy |
Think that’s why people rate O’Shea, the last ditch stuff, because it looks amazing when it comes off. I think it’s a sign of a crap defender if you have to do stuff like that often |
Yep. See Alex Bruce or Matthew Pennington to confirm that. Last ditch defending generally (not always) the product of bad positioning, ball watching or some other defensive lapse in the first place. |  |
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| Dara O’Shea on 09:43 - Oct 23 with 980 views | chantryblueboy |
| Dara O’Shea on 09:40 - Oct 23 by MattinLondon |
Whereas O’Shea doesn’t cover himself in any glory - and made the original mistake - I think it’s unfair for some to single-handily bland him. The tracking back was abysmal and showed no desire at all.
O’Shea isn’t even the most overrated player in the squad - theres at least two others who are far better candidates for that accolade. |
Who are the other 2? | | | |
| Dara O’Shea on 09:46 - Oct 23 with 976 views | MrPotatoHead |
What a ridiculous post. |  | | |
| Dara O’Shea on 09:58 - Oct 23 with 965 views | cbower |
| Dara O’Shea on 21:48 - Oct 22 by GlasgowBlue |
Without weeding through the whole thread, not sure if this clip has been posted.
He has Ashley Young to his right yet he heads the ball straight to their attacker. He then shows him the easiest side to score. |
Young makes naff all attempt to help out once O'Shea squander possession. He jogs. He watches Carey drive at our defence, doesn't squeeze the space that O'Shea is trying to push him into. No midfielders killing themselves to get back in. Nunez tries but doesn't get there. Defensive we're poor but it's not just the four defenders. The press we used to have is now poor and lacks the coordination it had with Chaplin, Hutchinson, Morsy and Luongo and Hirst. Protection from midfield is almost exclusively from Matusiwa who was not there. Yep, O'Shea had a mare but we are defensively poorly set up as a team and McKenna needs to change that. | |
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| Dara O’Shea on 10:04 - Oct 23 with 944 views | BeachBlue |
You're forgetting or ignoring some of the poor players we've seen at Portman Road. Believe me there's been a lot worse b |  |
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| Dara O’Shea on 10:07 - Oct 23 with 932 views | artsbossbeard |
This place has gone mad. |  |
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| Dara O’Shea on 10:14 - Oct 23 with 899 views | BlueForYou |
Could O'Shea be moved to right back? |  | | |
| Dara O’Shea on 10:17 - Oct 23 with 894 views | MattinLondon |
Cajuste and Philogene. | | | |
| Dara O’Shea on 10:18 - Oct 23 with 892 views | ITFC_Forever |
Not in a million years.
Is he the best we’ve ever had? No.
Is the most overrated? Also no.
It’s a crazy thought in today’s crazy world, but he could be somewhere in the middle, as with most things in life. |  |
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| Dara O’Shea on 10:19 - Oct 23 with 885 views | chantryblueboy |
| Dara O’Shea on 10:17 - Oct 23 by MattinLondon |
Cajuste and Philogene. |
Philogene? | | | |
| Dara O’Shea on 10:22 - Oct 23 with 874 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Dara O’Shea on 10:07 - Oct 23 by artsbossbeard |
This place has gone mad. |
What do you mean "gone"? It always has been  |  |
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| Dara O’Shea on 10:25 - Oct 23 with 852 views | MattinLondon |
Yep - he’s a good(ish) championship player but that’s about it. [Post edited 23 Oct 2025 10:26]
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| Dara O’Shea on 11:03 - Oct 23 with 771 views | Bobbychase |
| Dara O’Shea on 11:10 - Oct 22 by pete81 |
But two weeks ago he was getting all the love in for his "us and our people" pre match Norwich huddle.
Ha!
The fickle modern day fan.
Oh bring back the boys from 2 seasons ago... amazing as they were they didn't beat Naaarwich did they? |
"Oh the heroes of 2023-24, why did we let them go, those Gods among men."
"Like George Hirst?"
"Oh no, f**k that guy." |  |
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| Dara O’Shea on 12:57 - Oct 23 with 721 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Dara O’Shea on 09:58 - Oct 23 by cbower |
Young makes naff all attempt to help out once O'Shea squander possession. He jogs. He watches Carey drive at our defence, doesn't squeeze the space that O'Shea is trying to push him into. No midfielders killing themselves to get back in. Nunez tries but doesn't get there. Defensive we're poor but it's not just the four defenders. The press we used to have is now poor and lacks the coordination it had with Chaplin, Hutchinson, Morsy and Luongo and Hirst. Protection from midfield is almost exclusively from Matusiwa who was not there. Yep, O'Shea had a mare but we are defensively poorly set up as a team and McKenna needs to change that. |
Hadn't noticed how pss poor davis's attempt was at getting back, a casual jog back... we've seen him put the afterburners on, had he tried, 100% he could have helped | |
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| Dara O’Shea on 13:08 - Oct 23 with 689 views | Herbivore |
| Dara O’Shea on 21:54 - Oct 22 by FrimleyBlue |
He's travelling backwards. Eyes firmly on the ball. He heads it exactly how he can head it. The fault lies with young and the lack of midfield cover to clean up after the header. No chance of him heading that to young.
The after bit tho is a mixed bag
Cbs are taught to delay the runner and show them the outside. Again he got no cover.
Easy for anyone to say go at him. But say he did and got beat and the player ran in free on goal he'd been moaned at for that too.
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Not having that. Others could do better but that goal is on O'Shea. Really poor clearing header then just stands off all the way to his own 6 yard box. Abysmal defending. |  |
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| Dara O’Shea on 13:08 - Oct 23 with 690 views | MattinLondon |
| Dara O’Shea on 12:57 - Oct 23 by FrimleyBlue |
Hadn't noticed how pss poor davis's attempt was at getting back, a casual jog back... we've seen him put the afterburners on, had he tried, 100% he could have helped |
He’s totally blameless for that goal. | | | |
| Dara O’Shea on 13:15 - Oct 23 with 662 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Dara O’Shea on 13:08 - Oct 23 by MattinLondon |
He’s totally blameless for that goal. |
Disagree, collectively many reasons why it's not good
the fact Nunez pretty much catches up with davis despite Davis having yards on him shows that Davis could have got alot closer to the attacker if he wanted too or even could have got back sooner for greaves to leave his man and that again then helps oshea.
either way what's done is done, but collectively it was a sht show. [Post edited 23 Oct 2025 13:16]
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| Dara O’Shea on 13:39 - Oct 23 with 634 views | Vic |
Oh Rommers! I can only assume you'd been drinking before you wrote this!
He had a poor game and some v poor decisions, but surely he's not been that bad since he signed. |  |
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