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31.05.2013 at 16:00 - Fredericia
U21 head coach Noel King names 16 man squad to face Denmark on May 31
Wednesday May 15, 2013
Republic of Ireland U21 head coach Noel King today (Wednesday) named a 16 man squad to face Denmark in an international friendly in Fredericia Stadium, Fredericia, Denmark at 4pm (local time) on Friday May 31.
The game will form part of Ireland’s final preparations before the start of their UEFA EURO 2015 qualifying campaign on August 14, when they play the Faroe Islands in Torshavn.
King’s selection sees the introduction of Barry McNamee from Derry City, who is the only uncapped and home-based player in the squad. Five Airtricity League players have also been invited to train with the squad in Dublin, along with Selcuk Tidim from Germany. Some may be included in the squad to travel to Denmark.
As the season draws to a close, King’s squad selections have seen big developments since August 2012. Sean McDermott, Shane Duffy, Joe Shaughnessy, Derrick Williams, John O’Sullivan, and Sean Murray have all made first team appearances for their respective clubs this season. While Aaron McCarey, Anthony O’Connor, Matt Doherty, Sean McGinty, Anthony Forde, Frankie Sutherland and Aiden O’Brien have all picked up first team experience on loan spells. Samir Carruthers also captained Aston Villa to the NextGen Series championship.
Speaking today, King said ‘This is our last preparation game before our first EURO 2015 Qualifier against the Faroe Islands in August, so it’s obviously our final chance to see players before then. Some players are missing through injury, suspensions etc, but this could be the case in August also, so we’ll prepare with that in mind.’
When asked about his opposition for the fixture, King said ‘Denmark are terrific opposition for us for this game. They are a strong side, but we’d prefer to face a powerful team in order to prepare for the important qualifiers we have in August.’
Ireland will assemble in Dublin on May 26 for training before travelling to Denmark on May 29.
Aaron McCarey
14/01/92
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Sean McDermott
30/05/93
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2
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Shane Duffy
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1
Anthony O Connor
25/10/92
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2
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Matt Doherty
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1
Joe Shaughnessy
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2
0
Derrick Williams
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Sean McGinty
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Carl McHugh
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2
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Samir Carruthers
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Aston Villa FC
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John O Sullivan
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Frankie Sutherland
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Barry McNamee
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Sean Murray
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Anthony Forde
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1
Aiden O’Brien
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Training 26th – 29th May
Daryl Horgan
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Roberto Lopes
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Bohemian FC
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David O’Leary
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Limerick FC
0
0
Ciaran Gallagher
01/04/92
Finn Harps FC
0
0
Danny Morrissey
13/12/93
Cork City FC
0
0
Selcuk Tidim
28/06/92
FC Hansa Rostock II
0
0
REPUBLIC of Ireland Under-21 head coach Noel King will wait until close to kick-off before naming his side for tomorrow’s friendly international against Denmark in Fredericia.
A couple of niggling injuries have prevented the Irish boss from settling on his starting line-up for the meeting with the Danes.
QPR midfielder Frankie Sutherland (ankle) and club-mate Michael Harriman (knee) have minor knocks while Wolves defender Matt Doherty (ankle) is also a doubt.
“We will leave it until the day to confirm the team. We are hoping to play the majority of the lads so that we can get to see them in a match situation,” said King.
“Everybody knows Denmark are a very strong side and I’ve no doubt they will be very tough. It’s exactly what we want at this stage. We have the Faroe Islands and then Germany in the UEFA qualifiers so we’re looking to find players to ensure we are in good shape for those games.”
King has been pleased with how the new faces have bedded in, including Cork City winger Daryl Horgan and Derry City’s versatile midfielder Barry McNamee.
“Daryl and Barry acquitted themselves very well in a training game we had with an expanded squad during to the week and have been coming to the fore in training,” said King.
“It’s a good opportunity for everybody. Michael played a full game in that match and also did very well. He seems a good addition.
“Selcuk Tidim has also trained well. You can see he is a goal-scorer. He knows where the net is in training. He’s not a brash physical striker but is a more thoughtful lad who lpicks up pieces and knows where the goal is, as he showed by scoring in that training game.
“We’ll get a better judgement of the players after this game. We’ll have seven or eight players who’ll be coming back into contention after they played in the other friendlies but we’ll give the players here a chance to show what they can do.
“It’s going to be difficult for those who haven’t played any sort of game in a little while. The heat here is testing. We’ll have to do the best we can and we are back in action in eight weeks.”
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