Vera Pauw: No apologies for Ireland’s physical playing style via IrishTimesSport
“Of course we will have a few players that we want to have a last look at and we will have some options that we will try. Every player has the chance or needs the chance to show themselves. We don’t make changes for changes sake. We’re not going to give players a game because it’s nice to play here in the stadium. We need to take every minute to be ready for the World Cup.”
Ruesha Littlejohn looks likely to come in for Farrelly in midfield with some defensive shuffling to cover for Mannion’s absence. Pauw did appear to confirm that Farrelly will be on the plane to Australia, a barely credible outcome for a player who had spent the better part of eight years away from the game.
“Sinead did not play for seven years ... she did remarkably well for us for 60 minutes. But ... she cannot recover in two days. We did not take a risk. Her body is more important than the outcome of tomorrow’s game,” said the manager.“We are in daily contact with her coach because this situation is a bit special. Together we have a programme set up and we will go into the details next week to get her fitter and ready for the World Cup.
Midfielder Megan Connolly was sat alongside Pauw in the prematch press conference and said that the fight for World Cup places is fierce but friendly. “Nobody is guaranteed a place, there is still a lot of time between now and July. As I said, it is a really good environment, this is a good group” said the Brighton star. “It feels like everyone who comes in feels like they have been part of it for a while. For us, we need to keep developing on and off the field and whoever comes in adds to it and we need to keep growing together.”
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