Suspect decisions must be tackled

THE inevitable response to defeat in competition for any Irish international team is an over-reaction: out with the old, in with the new.

The only meaningful response from those involved is to engage in an honest, objective examination of performance and decisions made and not made.

Mick McCarthy and his assistant Ian Evans will have discussed what occurred in the Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, and will surely spend time examining the video of the game.