![]() ![]() Similar to the men’s World Cup, places at the women’s showpiece are scarce. Ireland can start contemplating the playoffs The sequel battle next September will be intriguing. We ended up having to play a lot of crosses in and the goalkeeper and Louise Quinn are good at taking crosses.” “They broke the game down and defended their own box. “Ireland were smart tactically,” admitted Signeul. In this game between the second and third seeds, preparation was key and Pauw won the day in the battle of wits. Signeul did what her predecessor Pauw failed to by guiding the Scots to a first major tournament. Rianna Jarrett, Leanne Kiernan, and Amber Barrett have all been entrusted with that function over the reigns of Vera Pauw and her predecessor Colin Bell but for consistency levels, Payne is supreme.Īs she did against Australia and Sweden, the Ballinasloe native was Ireland’s outlet in attack and her traits were personified by a driving run and cross that led to Denise O’Sullivan’s winner.Īnna Signeul and Vera Pauw go back a long time and first duelled as coaches when Scotland faced Pauw’s native Netherlands. At just 21, the pacy attacker is already resolving one of Ireland’s problem areas up front. ![]()
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