Latvia scored two goals from outside the box at the Aviva last night – why does this keep happening?
Gavin Cooney LAST NIGHT’S FRIENDLY win against Latvia once again raised a baffling question: why do Ireland concede so many goals from long range?
1) Not enough pressure on the ball The first assumption one would reach for when confronted with this bizarre trend would be that Ireland have been giving opponents too much room to shoot. It is a fair critique of some of the goals, but not on all of them. It was more of an issue earlier in Stephen Kenny’s reign.
For Latvia’s first goal last night, for instance, Jayson Molumby makes an instant attempt to press the man who ultimately assisted the goal. When the pass is popped off to Uldrikis, Molumby can’t quite get to the shot and, if we are being uber-critical, has committed slightly too much to his initial press.2) Not defending set pieces A couple of the long-range goals have their genesis in Ireland not properly dealing with set pieces.
And while that kind of attitude from Collins is laudable, but it is a fine margin between bravery and error. This goal proved it.
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