Analysing Ireland: Where will the Euro 2016 goals come from?

Ireland’s Group E chances may come down to our accuracy from set-pieces - and whether Robbie Brady is hitting the sweet spot on the given day.

As Robbie Brady lined up a corner in the opening minutes of Ireland’s March friendly with Switzerland, one could see Martin O’Neill, on the touchline, appearing to encourage a quick tap to Aiden McGeady.

Brady hesitated, settled, then delivered the perfect cross onto Shane Duffy’s head to set up Ciaran Clark’s goal. O’Neill turned to his management team to make some point and it’s hardly a stretch to imagine it took in the notion of another goal from a dead ball.