Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson admits his side were 'second best by far' in Saturday's Nations League defeat by England.
Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson admits his side were "second best by far" in Saturday's Nations League defeat by England and hopes the players can grow from having their weaknesses exposed.
"When you are defending in a collective way, you need to take decisions," said the Icelander, who observed that he saw more "individual actions instead of a collective" from his defence.Hallgrimsson has taken over a side who won just 11 out of 40 games under Stephen Kenny and their lack of confidence did not go unnoticed by the new boss, who included his players' unwillingness to shoot and cross from promising positions in his analysis.
"It was more initiative, we got a little bit higher. We were more compact," Hallgrimsson said of the second half."But I think we can learn from this, grow from this and improve step by step from what we were doing instead of changing personnel or changing formations in the next game.
Greece beat the Republic of Ireland twice in Euro 2024 qualifying and Hallgrimsson is determined to oversee a change in his team's fortunes.
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