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Republic of Ireland Manager Heimir Hallrimsson is pressing ahead with their World Cup Qualifier with Portugal in Dublin on Thursday. “
In last month’s innovation in Lisbon, they managed to frustrate Portugal before a winner through injury to Ruben Nevs flowed in a 1-0 victory for the hosts.
Victory over Armenia followed for the Republic of Ireland to leave them in third place in group F and one point behind second placed Hungary.
“Our approach will not change. We have to play a certain style against Portugal, whether we need a win or a draw, we have to play a certain style,” Hallussson said.
“We can’t go all out against a team like Portugal. It can’t be a matchball match and then we take risks when we need to score a goal in the game.
“We have a plan for this and the players must be psychologically prepared for this encounter.”
The 58-year-old does not expect their opponents to change their style for the opposite innovation, despite the opportunities of scheduling Roberto Martinez against them in October.
A strong defensive defense from the Republic frustrated their hosts that night, which included the caoimhin kogen from Cristio Ronaldo before nearing home in the 91st minute.
“Maybe they will tweak some things, given that they didn’t make many chances to score our goals against us,” continued Hallussson,
“They have shots from outside the box, some crosses, but I think we have control over how they attack. We can’t give them spaces and we know what to expect.”
