A friendly against Switzerland
became an encouraging show of hope and optimism for the Boys of the Republic of
Ireland ahead for their compromise in this edition of Euro 2016.
Martin O’ Neill could
not hide his joy as well his top of the line assistant and legendary former Red
Devil and Green Army in Roy Keane, after seeing their squad put on a show at
Aviva Stadium.
If you state that
this squad is ready and looking a bit determined, right you are!
For the man of North Ireland
and the Republic of Ireland current manager it was business as usual, playing a
friendly against the Schweizer pati and a way to see his squad tune up on the
eve of one it is most important dates in their history.
A match that was to
see and observe his players and to help him establish a possible initial eleven
set lineup and as well a start in generating the best possible ways in what strategies
to implement when they face a not so easy group.
After all the Green
Army seeded in Group E with Italy, Belgium and Sweden, for O’ Neill it will not
be an easy enterprise but they can overcome with the right moves.
After all this squad by
making a brilliant performance in the knockout rounds that was to determine two
representatives, suddenly the Green Army was in the brink of making it into one
of Europe’s utmost national squad’s tourney.
By taking care of one
major hurdle was in the not so easy and hardened Bosnia Herzegovina squad that
was to make their impossible and at the end it didn’t seem difficult for the Boys
in Green.
In today’s match
those 35, 400 in attendance in Aviva Stadium got their money’s worth by seeing
how their squad put on a show and fought off through a match dominated in its
majority by the visiting Swiss squad.
I mean they had the
best numbers in possession, shoots on goal, fouls making the Rossocrociati a
firm candidate to win it in this match and make the Green Army life miserable in front
of its followers and well get the win.
Still in this match,
we saw how a belligerent and stubborn Republic of Ireland squad really fought
ninety minutes and not giving up on its quest to perform and deliver on a
positive note at the end.
Something achieved
thanks to an early goals by Villa defender Ciaran Clark who surprised the Swiss
goalie Yan Sommer by delivering a nice goal with just two minutes played in the
match.
At the end, this match
showed off a nice 4-4-2 formation that really has worked wonders for Manager O’
Neill and with a compromise in mid-week against Slovakia at home, the prospects
of another win are high.
Very well in this
match seeing the positives the only negative came with the loss of one of his
front men to injury in Colorado Rapids striker Kevin Doyle and putting the pressure
in another MLS’er in Robbie Keane to step up and deliver.
Ready or not the
Republic of Ireland or Foireann peile
náisiúnta Phoblacht na hÉireann really delivered in the clutch
and showed how well their football can net and bring many positive results in the
long run.
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