Tactical flexibility, long a hallmark of Michael O’Neill’s management style, became his downfall on Sunday, as his Northern Ireland side lost their opening fixture of Euro 2016 to Poland. Continue reading
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Poland 2-1 Ireland: Left-sided defensive weakness and absence of Hoolahan guile condemns Irish to playoff
In a pug-ugly, scrappy game, in which neither nation could seemingly manage to string two passes together, Ireland fell victim to a calamitous performance from the left-side of their defence – and only remained in touch to the end thanks to an extremely fortunate penalty decision in their favour. Continue reading