A defeat is always difficult to digest, a 5-0 defeat against England even more so. He knows it well Heimir HallgrimssonIreland coach, who commented on his team’s debacle to UEFA.com: “Making excuses when you lose 5-0 is a bit pathetic, so I won’t say we played a fantastic first half. But looking at the development of the team, I think we can take something from this match. It’s tough when you go down by a goal and lose a player” (Ireland were left with 10 men in the 51st minute, two minutes before Kane’s goal that broke the deadlock in the match). , ed.).
The adventure in the Nations League: “We showed a lot of maturity in the matches. We showed really good moments, but also some moments of madness, like on the occasion of the first goal tonight: we lost the ball and reacted in the worst way, conceding a penalty and going outnumbered.”
Room for improvement: “I think we are growing. The only thing we can do is look forward, trying to find the positive aspects while also learning from the negative aspects, knowing what we need to improve.”