Penalty paid as familiar fault lines surface again

The 2-2 draw with Austria on Tuesday evening was bitterly disappointing and left the players visibly demoralised at the final whistle.

I thought the Austrians started the game better than we did and were very comfortable in possession. Having said that, they created very few chances and their goal came from a mistake by Ciarán Clark.

Ciarán is a fine footballer who has amassed a lot of games at Premier League level over the last few seasons. There’s no doubting his ability and potential but he will be kicking himself after his error.