Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrímsson says he’s keen to rip some long-established traditions with the Irish team to try and lift the Republic out of what he admits is a “downward spiral”. Having started the Nations League campaign with back-to-back home defeats, without a goal scored, Ireland are in Helsinki, to face another struggling nation, Finland, on Thursday night. "I wouldn’t say a losing streak, but if you are in a downward spiral it’s good to do something different in a different country, a different environment, shake things up. "That would be my preference of doing it this way – I think travelling is one thing. "I feel better this camp but that's mainly what we have been doing – we had maybe five meetings, we are doing more talking than training,” he said.

Source: Irish Independent October 09, 2024 12:25 UTC