All of this nonsense around the manager sums up Ireland's dire situation. I don't think any serious football nation in Europe would put up with it.
We all owe Heimir Hallgrimsson an apology. There was a perception out there that the Nations League matters, that it has an impact on Ireland's qualification for the next World Cup.
READ MORE: England manager Lee Carsley raves about Caoimhin Kelleher and compares him to another Ireland goalkeeping great It was O'Shea who sat at the top table for yesterday's press conference, even though it's always the manager who does this on the eve of games. The assumption, then, is that he is one of Hallgrimsson's coaches because of his work with Crystal Palace. He is currently assistant manager there.Was it McCarthy who decided how Ireland set up against England?Richie Sadlier, at half-time on RTE, was critical of Adam Idah. Not for the first time, Sadlier had me scratching my head.
England had two extra men in midfield for most of the game, Smallbone and Molumby didn't have a prayer because of the ridiculous way Ireland were set up.
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