Tuesday’s Euro 2025 play-off second-leg against Wales at the Aviva has sold almost 25,000 tickets
Tuesday’s Euro 2025 play-off second-leg against Wales at the Aviva has sold almost 25,000 ticketswas playing it straight after a 1-1 result in Cardiff, until the last moment of her post-match press conference, when the Republic of Ireland manager spoke about the magnitude of Tuesday’s“We love playing in the Aviva.
We love the crowd. It is magical. You walk out, they sing. There is nothing like being at home in Ireland. “For us, we are coming home. We are trying to inspire the nation and do the nation proud. That’s nothing but a boost. We are a passionate country. We have lot of pride in this team.”Ireland v Australia: TV details, kick-off time, team news and more“We are really looking forward to Dublin and making history in their home,” said Wilkinson. “It won’t be different from them, but it has to be different from us.“I know we have another level in us.”Wales head coach Rhian Wilkinson was openly frustrated with how Ireland went about securing the draw. Photograph: Michael Steele/Inpho “Ireland can take care of themselves,” said Wilkinson, who won 181 caps for Canada. “I am not sure what they are going to do. My problem is my team.In Dublin, like Cardiff, the tactical contest on the sideline is guaranteed to be matched by a physical battle on the pitch. With neither country ever qualifying for the Euros, Tuesday is guaranteed to be a compelling spectacle. “Even if there are tactical changes, Ireland has a pretty clear style of play,” said Wilkinson. “They’ve got wonderful athletes. They have got good runners. They got some top players on their team.Gleeson agreed, when she whittled the contest down to the first principles of football. Winning second balls. “We have to tidy up in some areas,” Gleeson said. “Wales won a lot of first and second balls. We need to tidy up decision making in how we build from the back. “We had smaller players against big physical players for the first ball, but the second ball we should be pick it up quicker. We definitely want to improve on our decisions in the attacking third. Our press was a little off, we were pressing in the wrong area.Wilkinson is not the type of person to shy away from an Aviva Stadium that is approaching 25,000 tickets sold. “I love it. I don’t care if it’s home or away. When you’ve got a great crowd, and we will have a great crowd in Dublin, and I’d like to congratulate Ireland as well because the legacy piece these women are leaving is something phenomenal. “No matter who goes through at the end, the game will be winning because the women’s game is growing and it’s growing with real purpose. I’m not worried about my team being overwhelmed by the occasion because the nerves have happened. The first game has happened. We have one game in front of us and it’s all square. So what’s to lose? We step forward, we go towards it.”Manchester City approach the surreal as they head for LiverpoolElection 2024 exit poll: Sinn Féin, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil on course for photo finishExit poll suggests Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will be in driving seat to re-establish coalitionHamas delegation travels to Cairo amid efforts to revive Gaza ceasefire talks Election 2024 live updates: Counting under way as exit poll shows tight race between three main partiesLatest news from the world of sport, along with the best in opinion from our outstanding team of sports writers
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