Premiership Predictions

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Giovanni Trapattoni lost his job as Republic of Ireland manager. I went to the  Ireland v Sweeden game last Friday week in Dublin. I found it mentally draining to watch, particularly in the second half. The long ball tactics which were used are outdated and predictable. The substitutions did not improve the team's chances of getting a result. I did not have any belief that Ireland would score a second goal.

Ireland have no chance of qualifying for the World Cup next year with two games still left to play in the group. I expected better than that. Some people believe that we expect too much from this team. I believe we should have high expectations and at the very least we should be in contention for a play off place.

Trapattoni deserves credit for getting us to the Euros and for bringing structure and organization back to the team. However since the poor performances and results in Poland things have disimproved and following the loss in Vienna it was time for a change. There is no guarentee that a new manager, whether that be Martin O'Neill or not, will do any better or worse than Tarapattoni. I would hope though that whoever takes over will look to try and change the way the team plays and make better use of substitutions, particularly in close games. Ciao.

The Premiership will return this weekend after the international break which means that it is time for predictions again. 3 points for a correct score and 1 point for the right result.

Saturday

Manchester United v Crystal Palace (2-0)

Aston Villa v Newcastle (2-1)

Fulham v West Brom (1-1)

Hull  v Cardiff City (1-0)

Stoke City v Manchester City (1-1)

Sunderland v Arsenal (1-2)

Spurs v Norwich City (1-0)

Everton v Chelsea (1-2)

Sunday

Southampton v West Ham United (2-1)

Monday

Swansea City v Liverpool (0-1)

© Seamus Egan 2013