Shambolic tactical and physical opening statement of intent reflect poorly on preparation and instruction
Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson during the Republic of Ireland’s clash with Hungary at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
A night when vaulting ambition came clothed as both anaesthetist and stimulant.
When Ireland produced both catastrophic collapse and rollicking resurrection, trademark traits that remain enduring, there was cause for both excoriation and excitation.