Tonight was a big night for Glenn Whelan as the Stoke City midfielder wore the captain's armband and lead Ireland out for our crucial playoff showdown against Bosnia.
Whelan divides opinion at the best of times among Irish fans, but after two misplaced passes inside the first 10 minutes, the knives were out on twitter.
Bosnia looked comfortable in the first half, and it quickly became clear that the built up frustration as Ireland began to sink deeper and deeper into their own half was directed pretty much at Whelan alone.
The day Glen whelan retires from international football it will be better then winning the World Cup man is diabolical ?
— Sean Roche (@Seanroche22) November 13, 2015
FUCKOFF GLEN WHELAN YOU'RE FUCKING SHITE!!!!!!
If its not fouls he's giving away its constantly possession!!!!
— Ste_Hanneffy (@RVHanneffy99) November 13, 2015
Whelan has been even worse than he usually is...you would see better passing in the park..
— Jimmy C is a pr**k (@smurphy2022) November 13, 2015
Is Glenn Whelan colour blind? WE ARE PLAYING IN WHITE!!
— Gareth Cambridge (@GarethCambridge) November 13, 2015
How on gods green earth does Glen #Whelan manage to get paid to kick a ball.
There's hope for anyone if he can do it
#BOSvIRE
— Anthony Behan (@Antoblfc) November 13, 2015
Whelan is in double figures for the amount of times he's given the ball away already!! ??
— David Cahill (@DavidCahill99) November 13, 2015
Glen whelan is playing like a fella wearing high heals!! #BOSvIRE #COYBIG
— Darren Dineen (@_DarrenDineen) November 13, 2015
I'll tell you here and now, Whelan is having a fucking mare
— ulto ryan (@ultoryan) November 13, 2015
Glenn Whelan is terrorising the Bosnian defense with his 3 yard backward pass #IREvBOS
— Colm Rowsome (@trublu1972) November 13, 2015
I'd still have Ronnie Whelan in ahead of Glen. Pints of cider and all.
— Taffin (@CalvLyfeson) November 13, 2015
Hendrick has to be in the centre and McGeady/McClean on the wing and Whelan should be sitting at home in Stoke watching on the telly
— Dylan O'Riordan (@ORiordanDylan98) November 13, 2015
Glenn Whelan making it look like it's his first game of football ever. All over the place. #COYBIG #Ireland
— Brian Cronin (@Barnflake) November 13, 2015
Glenn Whelan is having a mare. Keeps giving the ball away. There are better options than him playing junior football #BOSvIRE
— Edward Mc Evoy (@emacevoy) November 13, 2015
As bad as he may have been in possession, it's disappointing to see so many turn their attention to one player, and our captain on the night no less.
Seems a tad harsh to us.
