Ireland suffered back-to-back two-goal home defeats to England and Greece
However, the Sunderland man has acknowledged - in the wake of defeats to England and Greece - that there is something missing in Heimir Hallgrímsson’s squad.
Former international Gary Breen wrote on Monday of how his Ireland side was packed with club captains, who could “change the tempo of a game” and “were also very cutting and forceful with words if momentum was being lost.”“I think there are quite a lot of players who have captained their club or captained their country.
“It was quite a close contest and then the goal was a sucker punch,” he said of Tuesday night’s loss. “I don't think they had many chances prior to that. And while he admitted that Greece’s opener on Tuesday came “out of nothing”, he added that it but a serious dent in the players’ confidence.
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