Heimir Hallgrimsson mentioned the Republic of Eire didn’t do all the nice issues they did in opposition to Senegal after being held to a colorless 0-0 draw at Luxembourg.
Eire performed out a creditable 1-1 draw in opposition to Senegal final outing however adopted up with a uninteresting stalemate on the Stade de Luxembourg on Tuesday.
Nathan Collins hit the put up within the first half and Troy Parrott had a purpose dominated out after the break, with Jack Taylor later smashing the crossbar in a sport the place Max O’Leary made his debut in purpose six years after his first call-up.
However, finally, it was disappointment for Eire who took till the forty third minute to register a shot on purpose (Collins’ effort that hit the put up).
Reflecting on the end result with RTE, Eire boss Hallgrimsson mentioned: “Let’s be trustworthy, we’re not proud of this efficiency.
Eire debut
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“It’s good to maintain a clear sheet, it’s the primary one since I got here in, however all of us felt the primary half we had been sloppy and the sport was boring within the first half.
“All the nice issues we did in opposition to Senegal had been lacking, all the fast actions, the press and the ball pace.
“We modified within the second half, extra tempo and gained extra duals however not adequate.”