Forde keen to right wrongs of past German maulings

While acknowledging they’re very much the favourites to once again top the group, David Forde sees chinks in Germany’s armour ahead of the Euro 2016 qualifiers.

Having trounced Giovanni Trapattoni’s side 6-1 at the Aviva Stadium in the autumn of 2012 in the first meeting of the sides in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Ireland, with Forde then between the posts, salvaged some pride when sinking to a 3-0 defeat in the return game in Cologne last October.

And Forde is adamant that Jogi Löw’s Mannschaft certainly won’t have it as easy against Ireland overall when the sides again lock horns in qualifying for the next major campaign, believing Teutonic arrogance could work against them.