Seamus Coleman 'devastated' by defeat in Glasgow but urges Ireland to move on
The Everton full-back believes that there is still a long way to go in Euro 2016 qualifying despite losing 1-0 to Scotland at Celtic Park on Friday evening.
IRELAND DEFENDER Seamus Coleman has called on his team-mates to “move on” quickly after their Euro 2016 qualifying defeat to Scotland at Celtic Park last night.
Despite the defeat, Martin O’Neill’s side are just three points behind Group D leaders Poland after four games, and Coleman believes that there is still everything to play for.
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“We’re disappointed,” Coleman said. “We came here to win the game, and it was important that we didn’t lose, but unfortunately we didn’t do that.
“We might have switched off a bit for the corner. We’re all disappointed, but it’s early in the group, and we’ve got to move on.”
Ireland could have cancelled out Shaun Maloney’s goal late on, with Robbie Brady’s free-kick deflected onto the bar, and Coleman insists that he and his team-mates deserved to take something from the emotionally-charged encounter.
“That sums it up really,” the 26-year-old admitted. “It was a close game overall. We’re devastated, but we have to move on.”
The Republic of Ireland play USA in a friendly on Tuesday before restarting Uefa European Championship qualifiers in March at home to Poland.
Seamus Coleman 'devastated' by defeat in Glasgow but urges Ireland to move on
IRELAND DEFENDER Seamus Coleman has called on his team-mates to “move on” quickly after their Euro 2016 qualifying defeat to Scotland at Celtic Park last night.
Despite the defeat, Martin O’Neill’s side are just three points behind Group D leaders Poland after four games, and Coleman believes that there is still everything to play for.
“We’re disappointed,” Coleman said. “We came here to win the game, and it was important that we didn’t lose, but unfortunately we didn’t do that.
“We might have switched off a bit for the corner. We’re all disappointed, but it’s early in the group, and we’ve got to move on.”
Ireland could have cancelled out Shaun Maloney’s goal late on, with Robbie Brady’s free-kick deflected onto the bar, and Coleman insists that he and his team-mates deserved to take something from the emotionally-charged encounter.
“That sums it up really,” the 26-year-old admitted. “It was a close game overall. We’re devastated, but we have to move on.”
The Republic of Ireland play USA in a friendly on Tuesday before restarting Uefa European Championship qualifiers in March at home to Poland.
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