Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson during the game against Armenia on Tuesday. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
Heimir Hallgrímsson has asked the media to consider the Republic of Ireland’s stuttering World Cup qualification campaign from a “glass half-full” perspective.
“You decide if you see the glass half-empty or half-full, [that] is your job,” said the Ireland manager following a flat 1-0 defeat of Armenia at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday night.
“I don’t think it matters what I say here. You will write what you think and the power of the media is huge. So, it is your decision if you see the glass half-empty or half-full.”
The written press spent the next 20 minutes with Hallgrímsson, pitching questions around a number of contradictions the Icelander has delivered over th
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