{"id":1115939,"date":"2019-11-18T22:06:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T22:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1115939"},"modified":"2020-02-12T14:54:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T14:54:00","slug":"ireland-denmark-match-analysis-duffy-mccarthy-eriksen","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/ireland-denmark-match-analysis-duffy-mccarthy-eriksen\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Goalscoring problems cost them&#8221; &#8211; Five things learned as Ireland miss out on automatic Euro 2020 qualification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Republic of Ireland drew 1-1 with <span id=\"urn:enhancement-36d2c5e3-8fb8-8fc0-31db-ab1c3b8b66ca\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span> on Monday evening, missing out on the chance to automatically qualify for <span id=\"urn:enhancement-db8bd49e-1bde-a637-31ca-292a4963a375\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/euro_2020\">Euro 2020<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mick McCarthy&#8217;s men went into the game knowing a win would be enough for them, but the Boys in Green went behind midway through the second half with Martin Braithwaite giving <span id=\"urn:enhancement-006b4b01-b339-3c6b-863d-7b19fd8ac921\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span> the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Doherty did pull Ireland level late on, but it was not enough to save them from the play-offs. So, what did we learn?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7427422\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. Ireland&#8217;s lack of goals costs them<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ireland&#8217;s <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d0972c34-d842-f709-9aa2-6249b0215a1e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/euro_2020\">Euro 2020<\/span> qualifying decider against <span id=\"urn:enhancement-07c1367d-e6c6-15d7-6b93-2eb3b410ee3f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span> was always going to be a tough task for Mick McCarthy&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p>Only a win would do to secure automatic qualification while a two-goal lead might have been required had Gibraltar held Switzerland to a draw. This is an Ireland team that had only scored six goals in their opening seven games of Group D.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Goals in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EURO2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EURO2020<\/a> qualifying:<\/p>\n<p>Ireland: 7<br \/>Luxembourg: 7<\/p>\n<p>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/96O5rCwVsw\">https:\/\/t.co\/96O5rCwVsw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1196544778390953984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And, on the 10 year anniversary of Thierry Henry&#8217;s handball which cost Ireland a place at the 2010 World Cup, the Boys in Green only had themselves to blame.<\/p>\n<p>Despite <span id=\"urn:enhancement-72979b29-c105-3d6b-d1b7-2c5cab45090d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span> certainly look there for the taking, Ireland were poor in front of goal. Conor Hourihane had their only shot on target of the first half shortly after the 30-minute mark having made his way into the box with a good touch. However, his effort was tame, practically passing the ball to Kasper Schmeichel in the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3bca62fa-0b79-1a10-7e53-78794c35e55e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span> goal.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts continued to pile pressure on their visitors but Ireland failed to make key moments count. When they managed to get the ball into good positions, there was a distinct lack of movement from teammates, frustrating fans.<\/p>\n<p>And even when Matt Doherty equalised for Ireland on the night, it proved to be too late.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>2.\u00a0Denmark enjoy another trip to Ireland<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Every few years, be it for in World Cup or <span id=\"urn:enhancement-418d2080-b163-36e9-ea19-1bdac8d32c03\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/euro_2020\">European Championship<\/span> qualifying or even the Uefa Nations League, it seems we get treated with <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b760f331-b4d6-fcd2-e5d9-b412ce39e79d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span> vs Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Even <span id=\"urn:enhancement-4bec49e4-6244-45e8-ae2c-e148c3277ae6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/christian_eriksen\">Christian Eriksen<\/span> is starting to get fed up with it, saying pre-match: &#8220;We\u2019ve been in Ireland a lot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course we\u2019d rather play somebody else, but in the end it\u2019s whoever we get drawn against.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1115946\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/18220515\/denmark-celebrate-ireland-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4865\" height=\"3342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/18220515\/denmark-celebrate-ireland-2019.jpg 4865w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/18220515\/denmark-celebrate-ireland-2019-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/18220515\/denmark-celebrate-ireland-2019-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/18220515\/denmark-celebrate-ireland-2019-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/18220515\/denmark-celebrate-ireland-2019-66x45.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4865px) 100vw, 4865px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But after Monday night he may want to be returning to Ireland soon, as <span id=\"urn:enhancement-e6540ced-7363-83a6-9d1f-8ec5252affba\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span> extended their good record in the Republic.<\/p>\n<p>The Danes are now unbeaten in the Republic of Ireland in their past three games, drawing two and winning won &#8211; that 5-1 victory in the 2018 World Cup qualifying. Stretching that slightly further, Ireland have only beaten <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d3511f22-fc02-fd96-3f6d-ddc8d38b347e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span> at home once in their last six games, with the sole victory coming in a friendly back in March 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Despite <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b9752572-bc35-0fb8-9b4c-01c645eb0e16\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/christian_eriksen\">Eriksen<\/span>&#8216;s wishes, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-106898e2-e921-d99b-d5ec-412ec577551e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span> would do well to be drawn against Ireland in the next World Cup qualifying campaign.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>3. Shane Duffy gives Ireland something to be proud of<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Although <span id=\"urn:enhancement-921b3ef2-da72-a937-2ae6-a9b125819861\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span> did extend their good record in Ireland to confirm their <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ff8902c1-13fe-8a46-8cdb-d4509a6bfa73\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/euro_2020\">Euro 2020<\/span> qualification, it certainly wasn&#8217;t a good night for them on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Aage Hareide&#8217;s men went into the crucial game as Group D&#8217;s biggest scorers, managing 22 goals in their opening seven matches. Boasting the likes of Andreas Cornelius, Yussuf Poulsen and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-94b1ac4c-fdb5-d233-77b3-a606927bdf7e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/christian_eriksen\">Christian Eriksen<\/span> in attack, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-306d8803-e6f3-1a95-9fd8-320570019d5f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span> would have fancied their chances &#8211; especially when taking their record into consideration.<\/p>\n<p>But Ireland, and particularly Shane Duffy, were resolute at the back and seemed to suck the attacking talent out of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1065c656-1511-f10d-1fd7-40027bb04850\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span> for most of the game. Duffy had been handed the captaincy in Seamus Coleman&#8217;s absence and took his game up another level. In the first half he denied a certain goal from <span id=\"urn:enhancement-47e268da-4d0b-514a-9eea-51bb5f3bd21a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/christian_eriksen\">Eriksen<\/span> whose powerful shot seemed to be on its way past Darren Randolph, getting his head in the way. He then cleared the resulting corner, easing pressure on the Ireland goal.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately a momentary lapse for Ireland&#8217;s impressive defence cost them on the night, but Duffy certainly provided a positive.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris Smalling: &#039;We Want Him To Stay&#039; Roma Fans Squawka Mini-Doc\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bVBl0hFkq0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. Aage Hareide gets one last chance for dream<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When Ireland announced the appointment of Mick McCarthy last year, they confirmed the 60-year-old would be replaced by Stephen Kenny after <span id=\"urn:enhancement-8a39f8dd-bcbd-96ad-4ab4-82ed720fca92\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/euro_2020\">Euro 2020<\/span> &#8211; whether they appear or not.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a similar situation for Aage Hareide at <span id=\"urn:enhancement-20956d0e-d078-41e4-28be-cf3600f482d8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span>, with the Danish Football Association announcing their manager&#8217;s imminent departure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">19 of the 24 teams at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EURO2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EURO2020<\/a> are confirmed:<\/p>\n<p>?? Austria<br \/>?? Belgium<br \/>?? Croatia<br \/>?? Czech Republic<br \/>?? Denmark<br \/>??????? England<br \/>?? Finland<br \/>?? France<br \/>?? Germany<br \/>?? Italy<br \/>?? Netherlands<br \/>?? Poland<br \/>?? Portugal<br \/>?? Russia<br \/>?? Spain<br \/>?? Sweden<br \/>?? Switzerland<br \/>?? Turkey<br \/>?? Ukraine<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1196546190231375873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 65-year-old, who has been in charge of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-bda613af-028f-bad3-2dda-17a8a120781f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span> since 2016, will be replaced by Kasper Hjulmand at the end of the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-6a8781b4-8461-5f3f-b6e9-16df93695f13\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/euro_2020\">European Championships<\/span>. But, unlike McCarthy for now, Hareide is guaranteed an appearance. It will be the second tournament in a row Hareide has overseen for <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7808a2df-d787-609d-8e92-a2c9d02a3b98\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span>, having led them to the last-16 of the 2018 World Cup where they lost to eventual runners-up Croatia on penalties.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-2dd4482b-4489-1e94-ceec-f216b849ff8c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/denmark\">Denmark<\/span> will go into Group B alongside Russia and two other teams, as one of the hosts of the tournament and will play either two or three of their group stage games at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen &#8211; a find send off for Hareide.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>5. A light at the end of the tunnel <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While the two teams would have wanted to secure automatic promotion with a win, both knew they would be guaranteed at least a play-off spot no matter what happened.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ireland 1-1 Denmark FT:<\/p>\n<p>\u26bd\ufe0f Braithwaite<br \/>\u26bd\ufe0f Doherty<\/p>\n<p>Ireland will have to go via the play-offs if they are to qualify for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EURO2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EURO2020<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2xoSFO9IOs\">pic.twitter.com\/2xoSFO9IOs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Play Squawka Selector for Free (@Squawka_Live) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka_Live\/status\/1196544146108010498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And it is Ireland who will be relying on that play-off spot to reach next year&#8217;s <span id=\"urn:enhancement-aee05a93-98a9-0561-0edf-fe55ec4798fc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/euro_2020\">European Championship<\/span>, qualifying as a next best-ranked team in League B. The only question now is, who will they face? As things stand, Ireland could go onto either Path A or Path B, with a draw deciding their fate &#8211; alongside Wales, Slovakia and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The draw is scheduled to take place on November 22, while the play-offs not happening until March 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republic of Ireland drew 1-1 with Denmark on Monday evening, missing out on the chance to automatically qualify for Euro 2020. 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