SO THE dust has settled on Friday night and after reading the weekend’s reports and re-watching the game again (well speeded up) on Saturday morning, it was still very very depressing. We seemed to have fallen into our old routines giving away soft goals, humping the ball forward, no real game plan and certainly no plan B.
THE IRISH players are talking the talk ahead of the crunch home game against Russia. They are ready to show their worth against the big sides in the group. However, the visitors will still be expected to boss proceedings at Lansdowne Road and if our backs are to the wall, Ireland may need to wing it.
IRELAND lead their qualifying group on goal difference thanks to last night’s win at Lansdowne Road.
However, with Slovakia having beaten Russia earlier in the evening, the battle for the top of Group B has become a lot more interesting.