Australia V Republic of Ireland - Thursday, 20 July 2023 - 2023 FIFA Womens World Cup

**seanfhear** · 23/07/2023, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Clerkin really targets Sheva with these comments

I'm no fan of Sheva, but he hasn't described any other player in the game like that.

Over the top = = After all, it's only a game.

**Supreme feet** · 23/07/2023, 2:21 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Did any other player concede a needless penalty?

(It does seem a bit over the top for an article in fairness though)

Yeah, it's over the top. She's an honest player who made a mistake in the heat of the moment. Think Shane Duffy in 2016. Let's not make her a pariah.

That article is as harsh as a blog I would have written in my twenties. 'Why Glenn Whelan's first touch is a damning indictment of the failure of the Irish psyche.'