Caldwell believes standards under Pauw were not 'at international level'

“Preparation for games could have been better, physical preparation, opponent analysis, match tactics, in-game match tactics, changes, systems of play."

OFF HER CHEST: Diane Caldwell during a Republic of Ireland women's training session. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

First day of a new chapter in the Ireland women’s team chronicles and sounds hummed inside and out the camp.

On the Abbotstown pitch accompanying Colin Healy and Emma Byrne yesterday was Ivi Casagrande, the Brazilian taking control of training by injecting a fun element into the drills.