AS THE DUST settles on last night’s underwhelming defeat to Scotland, the FAI have announced both Robbie Keane and Darron Gibson will play no part in Tuesday’s friendly with USA after being released from the squad.
Keane played just twelve minutes of the 1-0 defeat at Celtic Park after Martin O’Neill opted to deploy Shane Long in the lone striker role instead. It was the first time the striker had been available for a competitive game and not started since 2001.
The players not involved on Friday evening trained this morning, after which Keane was given permission to head back across the Atlantic and rejoin his LA Galaxy team mates.
Gibson, meanwhile, will return to Everton for treatment on a minor knee injury he picked up in Glasgow. The midfielder was replaced by Stephen Quinn after 68 minutes.
“The Republic of Ireland squad trained today at Gannon Park Malahide. Players who did not play the full match yesterday evening took part,” the FAI statement read.
“Following training Robbie Keane has been released to return to his club. Darron Gibson has also been released to assist recovery to a minor knock to the knee.”
Jurgen Klinsmann’s USA visit Dublin on Tuesday for a friendly that represents Ireland’s last outing of the year.
Interesting that Robbie has been released. With us playing against the USA you would have thought he would have been eager to be involved.
LA are still in the playoffs for the MLS. The US players still involved in the playoffs left their squad after the Colombia game. If he was to pick up a knock in a friendly, it’d create some needless club/country tension.
Ah ok that makes sense so.
too gutted to care!
Ger, your optimism has obviously waned! How were you so optimistic? I’m not knocking it. But like Gibson hadn’t played 90 mins in ages, I was so concerned for our midfield, and that’s where games are won. Scotland have players who have competed in the champions league. And I thought they were very impressive against Germany compared to us
Indeed and we could let a few more of them home.
We should practice some attacking football against the USA, might come in handy for the rest of the group games if we want to score goals…
Attacking football? we don’t have the players unfortunately.
Leave it there Robbie you’re a legend, the Boss … You’re in the history books and our hearts .. There’s only one Robbie Keane!
Excitement builds for this one. Them more sleeps
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Piss off jackie
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