Ireland’s head coaches’
thoughts on the tournament so far along with thoughts on Germany game today.
Eoin Horkan
After Ireland was beaten by
Canada yesterday , we have the opportunity to hear the thoughts of the Irish
head coach Tom Prior. Firstly, Prior speaks about how the University of
Limerick has been a great place to host the tournament and he is happy with how
the Irish team are preforming so far. “I think the University of Limerick has been
an awesome host for us. I think our team has done a pretty good job and has
come to play every day.” Prior shared
that the Irish team has improved each game as they have never played together
until this tournament. “Every game we show up and we've been given a strong
effort. I'm proud of the consistency and
the way the guys have developed- especially the leadership of our captains and our coaching staff. Yesterday,
we got beaten by Canada, but I really have a tremendous amount of respect for what
the guys are bringing to the playing field and all the games before this.”
After noting how much the
Irish team has improved since their opening game, Prior goes on to mention that
the Germans have improved. He adds ideas on what sort of game the Irish are
expecting at 3 o’clock today. “Germany is going to be a better team than we
played earlier in the tournament. Having
played Germany already, they will be better prepared for this game. And they
are a tough, physical and athletic team. They will be ready for today’s test.”
After having performed so well
against Canada, Prior believes that if the
Irish team brings the same level of composure and play against the Germans it
should be enough to see them win the game. “ If we do a nice job today possessing
the ball and play with a strong lacrosse IQ on defence we will be successful. I'm also hoping we do a great job in the
ground ball game. I know we've had a solid goalie play with Joe ( Walsh) throughout the tournament and our defensive
base is strong and with Finn ( Daly) playing well in the face off’s. We will give
it our best shot and we know that Germany will be ready to play us as well. We
know we have to come to the test and we know we have got to perform.”
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