Ireland are in Stockholm ahead of Tuesday's Euro 2025 qualifier against Sweden.
Sweden boss Peter Gerhardsson has questioned whether Katie McCabe is fit enough for another 90-minute run out this evening.
It looked to have taken its toll on the Gunners ace towards the end of last Friday’s 3-0 defeat at the Aviva Stadium.READ MORE:John O'Shea looking for 'Jimmy's winning matches' inspiration for Ireland's summer friendlies“If she doesn’t start, comes in the last 30 minutes, maybe that’s not good. You never know. But you have to take care of it.”
“They were pressing really high and we weren’t ready for that in a technical phase so we had some problems when we were trying to play out,” he said. “Sometimes you don’t know before you are starting the game, maybe an hour before you see their starting eleven and you may have an idea.“So I think it is interesting. It’s not like the old days when everybody plays 4-4-2 and ah. This modern thinking, I like it.”
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