RTÉ PUNDIT EAMON Dunphy praised Ireland’s performance but also attacked Germany’s display following a famous victory for the Boys in Green at the Aviva Stadium.

Speaking on RTÉ, Dunphy, who was one of the few people who originally suggested Ireland could beat Germany, claimed the visitors produced an “arrogant” performance.

“Germany came here believing they were the best team in the world. They came here with arrogance. They didn’t have a go.

“Half of the story is the valour of Ireland and Shane Long’s finish. The other half of the story is about the German attitude and being professional when you needed to be. They weren’t.

“There were signs of arrogance and complacency, and they didn’t do themselves justice as footballers.

“I said at half-time that when you go out with that mindset, you tend to pay for it, and they did pay for it.

“We should never again say that ‘we can’t beat teams’. It’s not right. You should never go into any walk of life, wherever you are, saying you can’t do it. Of course you can do it, but you’ve got to want to do it before you do it. The players did want to do it.”

“I thought we would need a miracle today and I’ve just seen it,” added fellow panellist Liam Brady, who said it was the greatest result for Ireland since the famous 2001 defeat of Holland.

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