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[ said]: Italy were the one team we wanted to avoid for many reasons. They’re mentally strong and obviously I know them well,
dailytimesPK 04-DEC-11
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[ said]: Italy were the one team we wanted to avoid for many reasons. They're mentally strong and obviously I know them well,
smh 03-DEC-11
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[-had said]: but we have played against strong teams like Argentina and Brazil and I am convinced we can play against any team in the world. I believe our players think so too.
examiner 03-DEC-11
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[ said]: I wanted to avoid Italy because they are strong mentally and because we know each other,
belfasttelegraph 03-DEC-11
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[ said]: It’s against Croatia and the first game is always dangerous because psychologically all teams go out thinking it’s important not to lose,
examiner 03-DEC-11
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[ said]: We cannot think about the names of these famous teams,
belfasttelegraph 03-DEC-11
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[-said]: It's impossible to say which group is better,
smh 02-DEC-11
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[ said]: I wanted to avoid Italy because they are strong mentally and because we know each other. We knew we had to face strong opponents and I hope we don't do ourselves harm and that we get to June 18 in a calm way,
argus 02-DEC-11
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[ said]: I’ve had my fingers burned before,
examiner 02-DEC-11
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[said:]: There can be no ideal scenario because, remember, we are fourth seeds, but I have no problem about us playing against the big teams.
eecho 02-DEC-11
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[ said]: I must convince my players it will be another game,
argus 02-DEC-11
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[-said]: They have done fantastic work bringing us to a major tournament for the first time in 10 years.
bbc 29-NOV-11
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[said:]: I have always said that Marco and I believe very strongly in the work that we are doing to grow and develop the Irish team.
bbc 29-NOV-11
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[said:]: It is a huge honour and privilege to represent the Irish team and we look forward to continuing.
bbc 29-NOV-11
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[ said]: I am very happy to continue my job with the FAI,
sligochampion 29-NOV-11
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[said:]: I am very happy to continue my job with the FAI.
eecho 29-NOV-11
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[-told]: We have agreed in principle and everything is going forward but it is not signed,
98fm 27-NOV-11
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[said:]: This is a good fixture schedule for our team with a good balance to the matches.
eecho 18-NOV-11
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[-said]: Many years ago, it was different psychologically and the habits of teams were different,
herald 17-NOV-11
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[-said]: There is time for the family and wife but it is important to work on the job of playing football,
herald 17-NOV-11
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[said:]: I am very, very proud for many reasons. We came here with an important objective.
eecho 16-NOV-11
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[said:]: We said we did not want to put any pressure on the FAI but in the future, we will talk about this. It was important for us to have clarity. We are all responsible people and we were aware that had we failed with qualification, things could have gone differently. But now, there is clarity on both sides.
herald 16-NOV-11
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[said:]: We said we did not want to put any pressure on the FAI but in the future, we will talk about this. It was important for us to have clarity.
eecho 16-NOV-11
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[said:]: I am very, very proud for many reasons. We came here with an important objective. We have started the last campaign in a difficult group with Italy and then we had France, and we could have achieved qualification.
drogheda 16-NOV-11
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[said:]: I like the Irish people. I live in a little village and it is like Ireland.
eecho 16-NOV-11
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[ said]: They can go and have some beer now and a party,
herald 16-NOV-11
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[-said]: I do not wish to put pressure on FAI,
france24 15-NOV-11
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[ said]: We must respect first, the people coming to the stadium who have paid for the tickets and made great sacrifices to follow us; second, our opponent and the lastly our own professionalism,
herald 15-NOV-11
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[-warned]: It's not sporting to underestimate a rival,
france24 15-NOV-11
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[-said]: I am very, very happy, but I will wait, I will celebrate when we can make the celebration. Now, I am 50 percent...or 51 per cent. It's not 100 percent,
france24 15-NOV-11
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[said:]: Two years we ask them but the diary was busy. Now, I think England accept.
herald 14-NOV-11
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[-said]: We have a duty to repeat this game, maybe not with the same goals, but for the Irish people,
hurriyetdailynews 14-NOV-11
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[-said]: At home, we can also play with more confidence now with this advantage, but with the same mentality,
hurriyetdailynews 14-NOV-11
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[ said]: The cat is in the sack, but the sack is not closed. The cat is in it, but it's open - and it's a wild cat,
channelnewsasia 14-NOV-11
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[-said]: The cat is in the sack, but the sack is not closed,
wsj 14-NOV-11
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[said:]: You can put the question to the president, Mr Delaney. At this moment, we remain concentrated on the game.
argus 13-NOV-11
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[said:]: I have been many times at the edge of a cliff. I know these situations. I have been to many big tournaments and matches like this are what I call top level matches.
argus 12-NOV-11
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[said:]: Leon Best was injured and he came in and after speaking with him and speaking with the doctor, we said to him to go home.
eecho 12-NOV-11
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[added:]: It will be important in Ireland to confirm the result because there are another 90 minutes to go.
bbc 12-NOV-11
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[replied:]: Yes, yes.
bbc 11-NOV-11
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[-acknowledged]: It’s the first time that Estonia have participated in a play-off,
examiner 11-NOV-11
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[ said]: I know that this goalkeeper (Kelly) saved four penalties last year, but for the other goalkeeper it was humiliation,
independent 08-NOV-11
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[ said]: In these games, we have a great opportunity, but we are also aware that we are facing a team that has very good organisation on the pitch and we should not under-estimate them,
sligochampion 07-NOV-11
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[said:]: We will wait for John O'Shea. He is not fit for this [the first] game, but he will come with us on Saturday.
argus 07-NOV-11
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[ said]: But I repeat, even with 10 men Armenia played well. I knew they would. They played well against Macedonia, Russia and Slovakia. I saw these games,
asbarez 27-OCT-11
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[said:]: Because we have three or four other strikers with other qualities. Leon knows why. I don't forget him, but he knows why. I need another attitude. The whole team must work, the whole team must work. That is important.
herald 04-OCT-11
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[said:]: It is vital that we keep focused as we reach our final two games of this campaign. We will approach them one game at a time.
herald 23-SEP-11
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[ said]: I think it's impossible not to recognise that we have been lucky,
independent 07-SEP-11
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[ admitted]: Richard sacrificed himself to get back on the pitch,
independent 07-SEP-11
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[said:]: There are two games to go and Russia have a very difficult game against Slovakia.
belfasttelegraph 07-SEP-11
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[-said]: I told the players St Patrick was looking down on us,
eecho 07-SEP-11
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[said:]: He [Dunne] was fantastic. I thank God that we had Richard in this game.
breakingnews 07-SEP-11
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[ said]: We didn't do anything serious in these 90 minutes. We have been very lucky tonight as the Russians were physically much stronger,
smh 07-SEP-11
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[ said]: We didn’t do anything serious in these 90 minutes. We have been very lucky tonight as the Russians were physically much stronger,
dawn 07-SEP-11
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[said:]: He [Dunne] was fantastic. I thank God that we had Richard in this game. He sacrificed himself because he went back on to the pitch with four stitches. He understood the need to stay on the pitch. Shay Given also saved two or three goals. They were fantastic saves.
belfasttelegraph 07-SEP-11
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[ said]: No, we are sure about him because he is very responsible,
examiner 06-SEP-11
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[ said]: We are separated by two points,
examiner 06-SEP-11
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[said:]: Hunt plays well but McGeady for me has the quality to score a goal. He’s dangerous. And he’s home in a way because he plays in Russia.
examiner 06-SEP-11
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[said:]: In life, these things happen. We forgot the reserve shirt. We wrote the number five and thank God, he went back on to the pitch immediately.
breakingnews 06-SEP-11
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[said:]: You saw the game against Italy? He and Sean St Ledger were the best defenders.
breakingnews 05-SEP-11
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[said:]: They are a tall team and, like Slovakia, they are very dangerous in the air.
breakingnews 05-SEP-11
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[said:]: Every game, we go on to the pitch to win.
herald 05-SEP-11
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[ said]: We understand that it won’t be easy to do this,
rian 05-SEP-11
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[-replied]: Why did they say that?
independent 04-SEP-11
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[ said]: My opinion is that in the first half Slovakia were a little physically superior and had more possession,
arabtimes 04-SEP-11
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[said:]: We must think it is possible to win in Russia - why not? It is important to believe this.
drogheda 03-SEP-11
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[said:]: I know the qualities of Shane Long. He is fast and maybe he can put the Slovakia defence in great difficulties.
eecho 01-SEP-11
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[-admitted]: Playing against these Slovakia defenders, maybe he can do the same.
eecho 01-SEP-11
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[-had earlier admitted]: If Marek says after training that he is all right, he will play. It’s up to him.
eecho 01-SEP-11
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[said:]: I spoke with him and he went with enthusiasm. He told me he was happy. He wished also to be with the Irish team and he will be with us this week. I am sure also now after one day's rest he can play despite the long flight.
argus 30-AUG-11
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[ said]: Until now we haven’t an answer,
examiner 30-AUG-11
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[ said]: Up until that I point I had trust in my players but when I read about this once, twice or three times I said, ‘uh oh be careful’ because never in Italy or Germany have I had this situation,
examiner 30-AUG-11
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[said:]: I spoke with him and he went with enthusiasm. He told me he was happy.
eecho 29-AUG-11
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[said:]: Picking the final 25 players for the squad has not been an easy task, and unfortunately some players have been left out.
eecho 23-AUG-11
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[said:]: Picking the final 25 players for the squad has not been an easy task, and unfortunately some players have been left out. We will continue to monitor their progress with their clubs and call them up if necessary.
drogheda 23-AUG-11
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[-says]: Now Shane is fantastic,
independent 15-AUG-11
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[-said]: These two complement each other,
eecho 11-AUG-11
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[-admitted]: We had many missing players and this is a positive result. I think maybe the draw is fair - Croatia had more possession and us less, but each team had only one or two chances.
corkman 11-AUG-11
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[said:]: With our quality and attitude now, I ask the team only this - to remember what we have done over the last few months.
eecho 11-AUG-11
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[-said]: We followed him last season and for his club he played in midfield,
eecho 11-AUG-11
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[-said]: When the players are incisive we can make a difference. In qualifying we have to do this,
corkman 11-AUG-11
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[said:]: I don’t know – if I had a television replay I could confirm or not. The referee let it go and he was near enough.
eecho 11-AUG-11
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[said:]: Yes, I think so, because he showed good personality against a very dangerous opponent.
eecho 11-AUG-11
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[said:]: I am happy for this.
eecho 11-AUG-11
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