Duff and McGeady can make the difference, says Tardelli

WHEN Marco Tardelli was asked yesterday who Estonia most resemble of all the opponents Ireland have faced in the last couple of years, he thought for a moment and then replied with a grin, “us!”.

“Estonia is similar to us as they need to stay concentrated and compact,” said Ireland’s assistant manager.

“Like Estonia, we need to stay together and help each other. This is important. Maybe, maybe, we have more skilful players but sometimes that is not important.”