Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson says he is relieved that the team’s most difficult international window is over, describing the past two weeks as an experience he would not want another national side to endure.
Hallgrimsson said he was “delighted” to reach the end of the period after what he characterised as an unusually trying spell for the Republic of Ireland. He did not provide further details in the supplied material about the specific events that made the window so difficult.
The manager’s comments reflected the strain surrounding the team during the two-week period. He said he hoped “no national team” would have to go through what the Republic of Ireland had experienced.
With the international window now concluded, Hallgrimsson and the Republic of Ireland move on from the challenging period. No further details about the team’s next steps or the issues referred to by the manager were provided.
