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12th November 2015
05:44pm GMT

2. Gibraltar... who really cares?
3. Disciplined in Germany
McGeady replaces Hoolahan in the free midfield role.
4. Robbie Keane's spiral
5. The end of the 4-4-1-1
6. The introduction of the diamond
7. No messing around for Gibraltar
Another chance to tryout the new formation with a strong team.
8. Must-win against Georgia
The night Jeff Hendrick came of age. Robbie Keane's sixth start of the campaign.
9. Heroes
James McCarthy taking over from Whelan.
10. Just short
Condemned to the play-offs in Poland, but Ireland stuck with their diamond - even without Hoolahan - away in Warsaw.
The only problem now is that both Walters and Long will miss the first leg of the play-offs against Bosnia. Leaving the only two realistic possibilities to play up top as Keane and Murphy - with Doyle on the bench.
Deploying a diamond might not be O'Neill's favoured choice anyway in a best-not-lose tie away from home - especially without the personnel to do so, Jon Walters in particular - but he has stuck with that shape for the last five games; he might just pull it out again in Zenica.Explore more on these topics: