Ben Symes

How would they be able to do that?

And look, that did eventually change the game.

Look, let's be honest, when Suchet came on, it changed the dynamic completely.

Yeah.

We probably weren't able to cope with that when he was on the pitch as well.

I think we were.

I think we were coping quite well.

I was like, grand.

It just added that extra dynamic into the game where they gave up on that kind of playing those little simple passes from Vladimir Derrida to going no full on.

Let's go at this.

And I think it was also a lesson of if you keep going at this,

you will eventually score which is what happened with them the other day another thing was look Ireland pushed above their weight in this campaign we finished second and we received a third a bit hungry or probably a favourable second seed to get they still were a seed above us there is green shoots there's a lot of green shoots going forward and I think the identity of this team is very clear

it's just it's really all about now kicking on from that and how do you kind of combine that with bringing players the likes of Boston Lawal who I think is going to be a huge player for Ireland going forward Harvey Vale who I think could be a big one as well and then also keeping that leadership experience the likes of Seamus Coleman the likes of Chiroz like Bene who we hope can get back playing for fitness the likes of Robbie Brady who I don't think would be finished just yet for Ireland keeping those players involved and fit and playing regularly

Mysterious 52nd minute.

If a report card has been put in front of me,

It is probably a B+.

Okay.

And look, it's not an A because you haven't qualified for the World Cup, which is really all that can warrant an A. There's a couple of things.

There's obviously the now Forestieri, Troy Deeney, like Troy Pirate winner, where it will go down in folklore forever and everyone will just not talk about what happened after it in Prague.

I think bouncing back from the start of the campaign is huge.