NO STRENGTH IN-DEPTHScorelines such as this one are going to continue to haunt Irish international football unless Ireland’s players are employed by top Premier League clubs – and then play at them. Read MoreNO CLINICAL END WITH PASSESOther international managers have quickly copped that Ireland want to play possession football under Stephen Kenny – and are pressing us right up to our goal-line. England took on Ireland from the moment goalkeeper Darren Randolph played the ball to any white-shirted Irish player. GOAL DROUGHTAnd so another Ireland international match passes without scoring a goal. It hardly merits a comment now as Ireland are toothless, both in terms of creating a chance and then having someone there to take it.

Source: Irish Independent November 12, 2020 22:07 UTC