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Saints ace Long aims to end 1,000-minute goal drought and keep World Cup dream alive
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SHANE Long will tonight attempt to end a worrying goal drought which stretches to well over 1,000 minutes.
The Saints striker last scored a competitive goal on February 11 - the final strike in a 4-0 win a fortnight before the League Cup final at Wembley.
Since then, he has gone 1,108 minutes for club and country without find the net - a total of 24 matches.
Nineteen of those games have been for Saints, though the club’s 2015/16 player of the season has only started six of them and only three times he has completed 90 minutes.
One of his rare starts was at Middlesbrough last May, where Long had a great chance to find the net but missed a penalty.
Tonight he bids to end that drought by helping the Republic of Ireland continue their World Cup dream at Wales’ expense.
Long and his Irish colleagues travel to Cardiff for their final group game, and it is a winner takes all clash.
Both countries could still win the group, though they need current leaders Serbia - featuring Long’s St Mary’s colleague Dusan Tadic - to come a copper at home to Georgia.
More realistically, the Irish will probably finish runners-up if they can win in Cardiff against a Welsh side still minus ex-Saint Gareth Bale through injury.
If the Irish fail to grab three points, their World Cup dream is over.
It was kept alive last Friday with a 2-0 win over Moldova in Dublin, where Long had several good attempts to end his long drought.
Long experienced a similar drought at the start of last season.
It took him until New Year’s Eve to net his first Saints goal of 2016/17, against West Bromwich.
A run of four goals in seven games in January and February included a famous last minute League Cup semi final second leg winner at Anfield.
But that purple patch stands out when it comes to looking at Long’s stats since the start of last season.
Remarkably for a player who scored 17 times for club and country in 2015/16, he has only scored six times in his last 61 competitive appearances for Saints and Ireland.
Long only started three out of Saints’ last 12 games of 2016/17 under Claude Puel.
This season, he has started just three more - with the most recent game at Stoke the first time he has completed 90 minutes under Mauricio Pellegrino.
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Virgil Van Dijk: Southampton star still a top Liverpool transfer target
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The Holland international has established a reputation as one of the Premier League’s best centre-backs since joining Saints from Celtic in 2015.
And in January the first rumours about a potential switch to one of the top flight’s big boys started to emerge.
Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City were all credited with strong interest in getting Van Dijk on-board.
And an Anfield switch appeared to be a formality until the Reds were accused of tapping the 26-year-old defender up in June.
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Long and Tadić chase World Cup spot
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Shane Long has it all to play for in Group D of World Cup qualifying, as two of the home nations go toe-to-toe, with the prize of a place at Russia 2018 at stake.
Long’s Republic of Ireland face Wales tonight (7.45pm BST) with automatic World Cup qualification still possible after two Daryl Murphy goals sealed victory over Moldova last week.
The Irish can, in theory, still top Group D but would need to beat Wales tonight and hope leaders Serbia trip up against Georgia.
Long played 83 minutes last time out, and can help his side seal at least a play-off spot with victory in Cardiff this evening.
Sticking with Group D’s dramatic climax – despite a surprise defeat to already-eliminated Austria on Saturday, Dušan Tadić’s Serbia are still in pole position, and will qualify with a win over Georgia (7.45pm BST) in Belgrade tonight.
Elsewhere, in Group G, Spain cruised to victory over Albania on Friday to secure automatic qualification for the World Cup, leaving Manolo Gabbiadini and Italy with a play-off spot.
Italy drew 1-1 at home to Macedonia on Friday, with Gabbiadini an unused sub, but they can atone against Albania at the Loro Borici Stadium tonight (7.45pm BST), as they look to finish the group on a high.
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Mauricio Pochettino’s remarkable record of producing England players
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It’s come to something when fans of the England football team are relying on an Argentinian coach to make their national side succeed.
And yet, here we are. The basic facts show that England’s most important manager is not Gareth Southgate. It’s Mauricio Pochettino.
During his time in England, the current Tottenham boss has become known for putting his faith in young, English players. He did it when he was at Southampton and - as Spurs are all too happy to tell the world - he’s now doing it again in north London.
What may surprise you is just how important Pochettino’s guidance has been in transforming homegrown youngsters with potential into actual, proper international footballers.
Since the start of 2013/14, England debuts have been given to 29 different players . Incredibly, 11 of them were playing for Pochettino at the time… with another three (Nathaniel Clyne, James Ward-Prowse and Calum Chambers) making their international bow not long after a spell working under the Argentinian.
That means 14 of the 29 - virtually half - have been developed by Pochettino in some way.
Just take a look at the full list of those debutants…
So, England fans, if the national team DOES perform well in Russia next summer (hey… it COULD happen), you know who to thank: proud Argentinian Mauricio Pochettino.
What do you think they’ll make of that back in your homeland, Mauricio?
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How did your Premier League players fare on international duty?
With World Cup Qualifiers nearing their conclusion, we look at how Premier League players got on during the international break.
There were plenty of international games taking place around the world, with some important goals scored alongside some significant injuries.
Here’s a round-up of how players from your Premier League team got on…
Aaron Ramsey played all 90 minutes as Wales secured a vital 1-0 victory in Georgia to keep their hopes of automatic qualification alive.
Alexis Sanchez scored a late winner in Chile’s 2-1 victory over Ecuador to move them up to third in the South America qualifying group.
Alex Iwobi’s winner ensured Nigeria booked their place at the 2018 World Cup, with the 21-year-old coming off the bench to secure a 1-0 win over Zambia.
Alexandre Lacazette started in France’s 1-0 win over Bulgaria but failed to find the net, while Olivier Giroud came on as late substitute.
Granit Xhaka did score in Switzerland’s 5-2 win over Hungary - probably one of the easiest goals he will ever score after an error from the goalkeeper.
Shkodran Mustafi limped off with what looked like a hamstring injury during Germany’s 5-1 victory over Azerbaijan.
Mohamed Elneny played the full game as Egypt secured their place in Russia thanks to Mohamed Salah’s 95th-minute penalty in a 2-1 win over Congo.
Josh King scored twice in Norway’s 8-0 win at San Marino, though the striker was later substituted after suffering a hamstring injury.
Jermain Defoe was an unused substitute in both of England’s 1-0 victories.
Harry Arter came on in the 79th minute for the Republic of Ireland in their 2-0 win over Moldova, and picked up a yellow card in the dying moments.
Asmir Begovic made several good saves and also chipped in with an assist as Bosnia-Herzegovina lost 4-3 to Belgium.
Tomer Hemed led the line for Israel as they won 1-0 in Liechtenstein, though the nation’s hopes of reaching the World Cup are long over.
Shane Duffy assisted Daryl Murphy’s early goal and played all 90 minutes as the Republic of Ireland beat Moldova 2-0 to keep their hopes of qualification alive.
Chris Wood scored in the second half but could not prevent New Zealand from falling to a 2-1 friendly defeat away at Japan.
Sam Vokes got the nod ahead of Hal Robson-Kanu to start for Wales in their 1-0 win over Georgia, and he was substituted for the West Brom striker after 74 minutes.
Johann Berg Gudmundsson got the ball rolling with Iceland’s first goal in an impressive 3-0 win in Turkey. They just need to beat Kosovo at home in the final game to qualify for their first World Cup.
Stephen Ward crossed in for Daryl Murphy’s second goal as the Republic of Ireland secured a crucial 2-0 victory over Moldova. Jeff Hendrick also played all 90 minutes.
Gary Cahill played all 90 minutes in England’s 1-0 win over Slovenia, which booked their spot in Russia next year.
Davide Zappacosta started for Italy against Macedonia but their 1-1 draw meant they must settle for a play-off spot after Spain confirmed their place in Russia.
N’Golo Kante suffered a hamstring injury in France’s World Cup Qualifier against Bulgaria. He was replaced by Adrien Rabiot after only 33 minutes.
Michy Batshuayi scored in Belgium’s 4-3 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina while Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois both started. Victor Moses played a part in setting up Alex Iwobi to score the goal that secured Nigeria’s World Cup spot.
Andreas Christensen started in Denmark’s 1-1 draw at Romania, as they booked their spot in November’s play-offs.
Antonio Rudiger came off the bench and scored as Germany completed their 100 per cent record in Group C with a 5-1 win over Azerbaijan.
James McArthur played the final 15 minutes of Scotland’s crucial 1-0 win over Slovakia at Hampden Park. He then started in Slovenia and claimed an assist, but their 2-2 draw ended hopes of World Cup qualification.
Wayne Hennessey kept a clean sheet in Georgia as Wales ran out 1-0 winners to maintain their hopes of finishing top of Group D.
Luka Milivojevic scored for Serbia against Austria, but it was not enough to avoid a 3-2 defeat - their first of the campaign.
Michael Keane came on in the dying minutes of England’s 1-0 win over Slovenia at Wembley, and then started three days later in the 1-0 win in Lithuania. Jordan Pickford was an unused sub in both games.
Ashley Williams captained Wales to a 1-0 victory in Georgia to keep their hopes of topping Group D alive. Muhamed Besic also started as Bosnia-Herzegovina were beaten 4-3 by Belgium, for who Kevin Mirallas did not feature.
Gylfi Sigurdsson played all 90 minutes as Iceland’s 3-0 win in Turkey put them a victory away from securing a spot in their first World Cup.
Aaron Mooy started as Australia drew 1-1 in Syria in the first leg of their World Cup qualifying play-off. Zanka and Jonas Lossl did not feature in Denmark’s win over Montenegro.
Kasper Schmeichel kept a clean sheet as second-place Denmark beat Montenegro 1-0, while he played once more in the 1-1 draw against Romania which booked their place in the play-offs.
Andy King played all 90 minutes as Wales won 1-0 in Georgia to maintain their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup automatically. Daniel Amartey captained Ghana in their goalless draw with Uganda and Aleksandar Dragovic started as Austria beat Serbia 3-2.
Wilfred Ndidi started as Nigeria secured their World Cup spot with victory over Zambia, but Ahmed Musa and Kelechi Iheanacho did not feature.
Harry Maguire and Michael Keane helped England keep a clean sheet in Lithuania as Gareth Southgate’s side won 1-0.
Jordan Henderson and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain both started for England, while the latter was substituted after 64 minutes as England beat Slovenia 1-0 to automatically qualify for next year’s World Cup. Daniel Sturridge was an unused substitute on Thursday, but came on for 18 minutes in the 1-0 win in Lithuania on Sunday, while Henderson started and played 90 minutes again on Sunday. The Ox was an unused sub in Vilnius.
He won’t be a Liverpool player until next summer, but Guinea’s Naby Keita scored a neat goal but was later sent off for lashing out at an opponent as he captained his side to a 4-1 defeat by Tunisia on Saturday.
Mohamed Salah’s double, including a stoppage-time penalty, gave Egypt a dramatic 2-1 win over Congo and a place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Andrew Robertson was a lively outlet for Scotland in their dramatic 1-0 win over Slovakia on Thursday. He started once more in their 2-2 draw in Slovenia which ultimately ended their World Cup dream.
Ben Woodburn made a late appearance off the bench for Wales in their 1-0 win at Georgia.
Emre Can came off the bench for Germany as the Group C winners ran out 3-1 winners over Northern Ireland at Windsor Park. He then scored a screamer during his country’s 5-1 win against Azerbaijan.
Ragnar Klavan started and helped Estonia keep a clean sheet as they beat Gibraltar 6-0.
Georginio Wijnaldum played as Netherlands won 3-1 in Belarus and Philippe Coutinho started in the high altitude of La Paz as Brazil drew 0-0 against Bolivia.
Kyle Walker, John Stones and Raheem Sterling all started in England’s 1-0 win over Slovenia, which confirmed their place in Russia next year. Walker assisted Kane for the late winner, while Stones played all 90 minutes again in the 1-0 win in Lithuania on Sunday.
Leroy Sane played the final 20 minutes of Germany’s 3-1 victory over Northern Ireland and started their 5-1 victory over Azerbaijan.
Claudio Bravo started in goal for Chile as they beat Ecuador 2-1 to move up to third in the South America group table.
David Silva featured for Spain in their 3-0 win over Albania, which confirmed their spot in Russia ahead of Italy, while Kevin De Bruyne played in Belgium’s 4-3 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Gabriel Jesus started for Brazil in their 0-0 draw in Bolivia and Fernandinho came on as a sub, but Danilo and Ederson did not feature. Nicolas Otamendi played for Argentina in their goalless draw with Peru.
Marouane Fellaini suffered a knee injury in Belgium’s win over Bosnia-Herzegovina and will miss the clash with Liverpool on Saturday, live on Sky Sports. Romelu Lukaku did not feature as he looks to recover from an ankle injury.
Marcus Rashford played all 90 minutes as England beat Slovenia 1-0 to finish as Group F winners and book their spot in Russia next year with a game to spare, before playing 72 minutes in the 1-0 win in Lithuania. Jesse Lingard came off the bench in the 64th minute at Wembley, and played nine minutes in Vilnius, while Chris Smalling was an unused substitute for both games.
Despite not featuring much for Manchester United, Victor Lindelof started for Sweden and kept a clean sheet in an 8-0 win over Luxembourg. Daley Blind also played for Netherlands as they beat Belarus.
Nemanja Matic levelled matters for Serbia in Austria but a late Louis Schaub goal handed the hosts all three points in a 3-2 win. In turn, Serbia failed to guarantee a spot in Russia, though a win at home to Georgia on Tuesday would confirm their place.
David de Gea kept a clean sheet in Spain’s 3-0 victory at home to Albania, which in turn confirmed Spain’s place in Russia next year.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan skippered Armenia to a 6-1 defeat against Poland before scoring their only goal in a 1-1 draw in Kazakhstan.
Matteo Darmian played all 90 minutes as Italy could only draw 1-1 at home to Macedonia, which meant they must settle for a play-off spot after Spain secured first.
Antonio Valencia could not prevent Ecuador from falling to a 2-1 defeat in Chile. It means Ecuador are now out of contention to reach Russia.
Sergio Romero kept a clean sheet for Argentina as they drew 0-0 with Peru.
Aleksandar Mitrovic played all 90 minutes as Serbia fell 3-2 to Austria and failed to guarantee a spot in Russia, though a win at home to Georgia on Tuesday would confirm their place.
Ciaran Clark played all 90 minutes at centre-back as the Republic of Ireland beat Moldova 2-0 to keep their hopes of qualification alive.
Christian Atsu was not involved with Ghana due to a calf problem and Matt Ritchie also withdrew from the Scotland squad because of a minor injury. However, DeAndre Yedlin played all 90 minutes as USA won 4-0 win against Panama in Orlando.
Ryan Bertrand started at left-back for England in their 1-0 win over Slovenia at Wembley, which saw them confirmed as Group F winners and into next year’s World Cup automatically. Fraser Forster was an unused sub for both the Slovenia clash, and the 1-0 win in Lithuania.
Steven Davis captained Northern Ireland to a 3-1 defeat against Group C winners Germany and Virgil van Dijk was named in the starting XI as Netherlands won 3-1 in Belarus.
Davis skippered Northern Ireland again as they lost 1-0 in Norway on Sunday night, with Michael O’Neill’s side now facing the prospect of a play-off tie.
Dusan Tadic played all 90 minutes as Serbia fell 3-2 to Austria and failed to guarantee a spot in Russia, though a win at home to Georgia on Tuesday would confirm their place.
Shane Long was brought off late on in the Republic of Ireland’s 2-0 victory over Moldova after missing a couple of good chances to score.
Maya Yoshida played in Japan’s friendly win over New Zealand and Mario Lemina suffered defeat with Gabon as they were beaten 3-0 in a World Cup Qualifier by Morocco.
Joe Allen played in the heart of Wales’ midfield for all 90 minutes as Chris Coleman’s side beat Georgia 1-0 to maintain their hopes of qualifying for Russia automatically.
Darren Fletcher captained Scotland to a vital 1-0 victory over Slovakia, and then assisted Robert Snodgrass’ late equaliser in Slovenia, which was not enough to send them into the play-offs.
Xherdan Shaqiri set up two goals as Switzerland eased to a 5-2 victory over Hungary.
Jack Butland played 90 minutes and kept a clean sheet on Sunday as England beat Lithuania 1-0.
Ramadan Sobhi played 88 minutes as Egypt reached the 2018 World Cup in Russia thanks to Mohamed Salah’s 95-minute penalty in a 2-1 win over Congo.
Lukasz Fabianski was an unused substitute in Poland’s two wins over Armenia and Montenegro, which in turn booked their spot in Russia next year.
Harry Kane captained England and scored a 94th-minute winner as Gareth Southgate’s side beat Slovenia 1-0 to qualify for the 2018 World Cup with a game to spare, before scoring the only goal again from the penalty spot in the 1-0 win over Lithuania on Sunday.
Harry Winks made his England debut on Sunday in Vilnius, putting in a man-of-the-match performance, while Kieran Trippier also started.
Eric Dier played all 90 minutes on Thursday while Dele Alli was suspended for the tie, but Alli did start and play 81 minutes on Sunday.
Christian Eriksen scored Denmark’s winner in a 1-0 victory at Montenegro, and then scored from the spot in the 1-1 draw with Romania to confirm their spot in the play-offs.
Ben Davies played all 90 minutes in Wales’ 1-0 win at Georgia to keep their hopes of topping Group D alive and Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld started together for Belgium as they won 4-3 against Bosnia-Herzegovina, with Vertonghen scoring the third goal from a corner.
Hugo Lloris kept a clean sheet as France claimed a crucial 1-0 win over Bulgaria but Moussa Sissoko did not feature.
Davinson Sanchez played as Colombia suffered a surprise 2-1 home defeat to Paraguay, having led 1-0 in the 88th minute. Heung-Min Son started South Korea’s 4-2 friendly defeat to Russia and Serge Aurier kept a clean sheet with Ivory Coast as they drew 0-0 in Mali.
Goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis started in Greece’s 2-1 win over Cyprus, as did Daryl Janmaat as Netherlands beat Belarus 3-1.
Molla Wague kept a clean sheet to help Mali draw 0-0 with Ivory Coast.
Gareth McAuley and Jonny Evans started in Northern Ireland’s back five, while Chris Brunt was in midfield as Group C winners Germany powered past them 3-1 at Windsor Park.
All three players also featured as Brunt’s own goal saw Northern Ireland slip to a 1-0 defeat to Norway although Michael O’Neill’s side have still secured a play-off place.
James Morrison and Matt Phillips started for Scotland in their crucial 1-0 win over Slovakia at Hampden Park. Morrison was injured for the Slovenia tie, while Philipps featured again in the 2-2 draw which ended their World Cup dream.
Jake Livermore was an unused substitute in England’s 1-0 win over Slovenia at Wembley.
Grzegorz Krychowiak played in Poland’s victories over Armenia and Montenegro, which confirmed their spot in Russia next year.
Hal Robson-Kanu started on the bench for Wales but came on to replace Sam Vokes in the 1-0 win over Georgia with 15 minutes to go.
Salomon Rondon failed to find the net as Venezuela drew 0-0 with Uruguay and Nacer Chadli came on as a late substitute in Belgium’s 4-3 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Ahmed Hegazi completed 90 minutes as Egypt secured their place in Russia with a dramatic 2-1 home win over Congo on Sunday.
Joe Hart kept a clean sheet for England as they beat Slovenia 1-0 at Wembley to book their spot in Russia next year and Aaron Cresswell made his first England start in the 1-0 win in Lithuania.
Marko Arnautovic scored Austria’s second goal as they beat Serbia 3-2, though their hopes of a runner-up spot were ended after Wales and the Republic of Ireland both won.
Javier Hernandez scored for Mexico as they beat Trinidad and Tobago 3-1.
Winston Reid captained New Zealand and played all 90 minutes in their 2-1 friendly defeat to Japan.
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Striker Olomola featured for the full 90 minutes in Yeovil Town’s 2-0 defeat at Newport County on Saturday afternoon.
Two goals from set-pieces courtesy of Padraig Amond and Joss Labadie earned the Exiles a third win in four, the Welsh club keeping a fourth consecutive clean sheet for the first time in 42 years.
Youngster Olomola hit the crossbar late on but was unable to add to his own eye-catching run of form.
In League 1, Ryan Seager was an unused substitute as MK Dons were comprehensively beaten by Bradford City at Stadium:MK.
The Dons were reduced to 10 men after just five minutes when Aaron Tshibola was dismissed before strikes from Romain Vincelot, Paul Taylor and a Charlie Wyke double took the game away from the hosts.
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Shane Long out of Republic of Ireland’s clash with Wales in Group D of World Cup Qualifiers
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Shane Long out of Republic of Ireland’s clash with Wales in Group D of World Cup Qualifiers
Shane Long has been ruled out of the Republic of Ireland’s World Cup Qualifier with Wales due to a hip injury, Sky sources understand.
The news comes as a serious blow for the Republic, who must beat Wales in Monday night’s Group D clash, live on Sky Sports, in order to reach the play-offs for the finals in Russia.
Irish boss Martin O’Neill could now opt to start Daryl Murphy against Wales after the Nottingham Forest striker scored both goals in the 2-0 win over Moldova on Friday night.
O’Neill is already without Burnley striker Jon Walters, who has been missing with a knee injury, but has Preston forward Sean Maguire, who made his international debut against Moldova, and Aston Villa striker Scott Hogan as options.
A win for either team will guarantee a November play-off at their opponents’ expense and could yield an automatic qualifying spot if Group D leaders Serbia falter in their last game at home to Georgia.
For Wales, a draw at Cardiff City Stadium would be enough to finish above Ireland in the table - but not necessarily enough to nail a play-off place, with Croatia also in contention.
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Shane Long will miss the Republic of Ireland’s crucial World Cup Qualifier with Wales in Cardiff with a hip injury.
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Irish striker Long to miss Wales showdown with hip injury
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(Reuters) - Experienced Ireland striker Shane Long will miss his side’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Wales in Cardiff on Monday due to a hip injury, the team said.
The Irish, who can secure second spot in Group D and a playoff spot with victory over Wales, must cope without the 30-year-old Long, who played against Moldova on Friday and has won more than 70 international caps.
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SHANE Long has been ruled out of Republic of Ireland’s must-win World Cup qualifier against Wales with a hip injury.
The Saints striker was hoping to end his barren run by helping the Republic of Ireland continue their World Cup dream at Wales’ expense, by winning their final group game.
But the injury has prevented him from playing in his side’s the winner-takes-all clash in Cardiff.
The Irish will probably finish runners-up if they can win in Cardiff against a Welsh side still minus ex-Saint Gareth Bale through injury.
If the Irish fail to grab three points, their World Cup dream is over.
It was kept alive last Friday with a 2-0 win over Moldova in Dublin, where Long had several good attempts to end his long drought.
Long experienced a similar drought at the start of last season.
It took him until New Year’s Eve to net his first Saints goal of 2016/17, against West Bromwich.
A run of four goals in seven games in January and February included a famous last minute League Cup semi final second leg winner at Anfield.
But that purple patch stands out when it comes to looking at Long’s stats since the start of last season.
Remarkably for a player who scored 17 times for club and country in 2015/16, he has only scored six times in his last 61 competitive appearances for Saints and Ireland.
Long only started three out of Saints’ last 12 games of 2016/17 under Claude Puel.
This season, he has started just three more - with the most recent game at Stoke the first time he has completed 90 minutes under Mauricio Pellegrino.
Long last scored a competitive goal on February 11, a fortnight before the League Cup final.
Since then, he has gone 1,108 minutes for club and country without find the net - a total of 24 matches.
Nineteen of those games have been for Saints, though the club’s 2015/16 player of the season has only started six of them and only three times he has completed 90 minutes.
One of his rare starts was at Middlesbrough last May, where Long had a great chance to find the net but missed a penalty.
Both countries could still win the group, though they need current leaders Serbia - featuring Long’s St Mary’s colleague Dusan Tadic - to come a copper at home to Georgia.
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