Ireland manager says his team need ‘to pull out the performance of our lives’ against the Netherlands
Ireland conceded another goal, finished by Marcus Thuram, moments after the manager’s team talk, just like Athens?
The Netherlands 3-0 defeat of Greece in Eindhoven – thanks to goals from Marten de Roon, Cody Gakpo and Wout Weghorst – means that an Irish victory is needed to remain in contention for the play-offs next March to reach the 2024 European Championships in Germany. “I said to the players they have never played against a team like that French side and they may never again. Our morale is good, we are not at their level.”[ Enda Stevens and Will Keane will not feature against the Dutch but Matt Doherty returns from suspension.
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