Seán O’Connor: Ireland Need New Leaders to Step up After Prague Agony, but Heimir Hallgrimsson Must Nurture Them

Seán O’Connor: Ireland need new leaders to step up after Prague agony, but Heimir Hallgrimsson must nurture them

His actions in November sent the nation into a frenzy and had many dreaming of a first World Cup in 24 years, but minutes after suffering an agonising defeat in Prague, Troy Parrott’s words spoke volumes about his character.

Czech win over Ireland showed character, but less nerves required against Denmark, says coach

PRAGUE, March 30 : Czech Republic manager Miroslav Koubek hailed his side’s penalty shootout win over Ireland as a show of great mentality, but wants more composure in their World Cup playoff final against a very different Denmark side. The Czechs, looking to reach their first World Cup since 2006, went two goals down to Ireland early in Thursday’s semi-final but despite a sub-par performance they came back to draw level and win on penalties. Th…