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Mon 09 Sep 2009Neanderthal tactics a real cause for concern
SOCCER ANALYST:Despite Ireland’s good result, tactically this was a very worrying performance
OF COURSE at this stage it’s all about results, the closer you get to the end of the campaign the more it becomes about just getting over the finishing line, by whatever means necessary. But if, on Saturday, we were looking for a sign that this team is capable of beating Italy next month then, I didn’t see it. We got a good result, but it was a very, very worrying performance, with tactics that bordered on the Neanderthal.
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