Irish boss wants good performance
Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton is demanding nothing more than a decent display tonight from his makeshift side.
With the start to the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign just 17 days away, a morale-boosting win over Holland would be the perfect send-off ahead of the September 2 clash with Germany.
But with Staunton's squad ravaged by injury, and a fledgling group of players set to be thrown in against the sixth-best team in the world, it would be unfair to place too much expectation on the team.
Of the 18 on duty at Lansdowne Road tonight, exactly half have won 10 caps or less each, yet Staunton remains unperturbed at such a lack of experience.
"This is a great opportunity for the younger lads to come in, get a chance and play in a wonderful occasion against one of the best teams in Europe, if not the world," insisted Staunton.
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