New boss reflects on ‘really special night’ and first matchday at the helm.
Emma Duffy “WELCOME TO INTERNATIONAL football,” Carla Ward thought to herself as the clock ticked down at Tallaght Stadium.She clenched her fist as the final whistle sounded, embracing her backroom staff — and the three Nations League points Ireland escaped with.“I wouldn’t often admit this but there was a little bit of nerves before the game. In the WSL, you know every single thing about every player, you know everything about everyone. This is slightly different.
“I hate dead time. I’m a little bundle of energy so when we’ve got nothing to do, I struggle, which the staff laugh at me for but that’s just who I am,” Ward grinned. She said she was learning Amhrán na bhFiann but when the TV camera panned her way, the English coach was steely-eyed and focused as her assistant, Alan Mahon, belted the words out beside her.A sentimental flash amidst the business of football.
“You’re coming into a new job, you want to make sure that those that employed you know that they’ve made the right decision, whether that’s club or country.
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