Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson criticized his team's "sloppy" and "boring" performance during their 0-0 draw with Luxembourg. Despite a strong showing against Senegal previously, Ireland struggled, failing to capitalize on chances, including two hits on the woodwork. Hallgrimsson acknowledged the clean sheet but expressed frustration with their overall effort and intensity. This match marks a moment to learn and prepare for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Hungary and Armenia, where he stresses the importance of maintaining high performance standards regardless of the opponent's ranking.
Let's be honest, we're not happy with this performance. It is good to keep a clean sheet, it's the first one since I have come in, but we all felt the first half we were sloppy and the game was boring.
We changed in the second half, more tempo and won more duals but not good enough. We go in September and play the higher ranked team first and then the lower ranked team away.
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