PostingUp Podcast: Episode 8: Improving Ireland, Ireland's Young Youth, Poch Pushed Out, Mourinho Moved In.
This weeks later episode see us talk about Ireland's one all draw with Denmark, Steven Kenny's u21 Ireland team beat Sweden u21 convincingly 4-1, and the big news of the week; Mauricio Pochettino being sacked by Spurs. And his replacement... its Jose Mourinho!!
Ireland battled well and dominated a poor Denmark team in the stalemate in the Aviva on Monday evening. Was our good performance due to our most familiar rivals being well below par, or did Ireland in fact cause this Danish team to look as rudderless as it did? Either way, if you had offered a play off against Slovakia away in March to Mick McCarthy at the outset if this campaign, we think you would have a hand less.
'Kenny's Kids' were convincing winners against the 2nd seeded team in the group the following night. Sweden took the lead with a great goal but Ireland's second half response was quite simply breathtaking. Looking at the players who played on Tuesday who were mostly eligible for the u19s, should we be looking at the u21 age restriction as a limit rather than a requirement.
Pochettino was relived of his duties as Spurs manager on Tuesday evening, to dismay of most of the football world. Spurs knew how to cushion this blow; hire 2 time Chelsea and ex Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho. Is this a good move for Spurs, or is this a backwards step?
We talk all this plus have a look at the weekend fixtures on this weeks podcast.