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28th May 2018
11:21pm BST

"A lot of the talk has been, are we going to produce a goalscorer since Robbie (Keane) left. We could produce a goalscorer, but in this team, it doesn't look like he's going to be given many chances. We can't create many opportunities, we don't keep the ball and we're very loose in possession of the ball. So the same frustrations are there."
"I don't think it's just tonight because it's France," Duff said about how Ireland played.
"We can't keep the ball, we don't create a lot of chances, we haven't had a goalscorer since Robbie." "Yeah, we're compact and organised, but going forward I'd just like to see us keep the ball better, and have a bit more composure. If we are told to hit it long, as a midfielder you stop even making angles, you know it's bypassing, wingers as well. I don't know what we do going forward."Duff finished by claiming that Ireland "have the quality to keep the ball better." Sadlier then made a key point, stating that O'Neill either accepts that Ireland will hoof the ball away, or he is "powerless" to change it. Either way, Ireland's inability to keep the ball will continue to cost them. You can watch the discussion here: https://twitter.com/RTEsoccer/status/1001209546797338624?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Ewhatsapp%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E3
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