'Armenia are a fast counter-attacking team' - Ireland manager warns against complacency

Eduard Spertsyan will again be the go-to man for the pool’s lowest seeds, eager to put Saturday’s 5-0 home hammering by Portugal behind them.

Head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson and Josh Cullen during a Republic of Ireland media conference at the AFF Technical Center Academy in Yerevan, Armenia. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Heimir Hallgrímsson has cautioned his Ireland team to beware of the type of Armenian counter-attack that began the demise of his predecessor.

Eduard Spertsyan arrowed the only goal of the opening Uefa Nations League game in Yerevan in 2022 to rip asunder Stephen Kenny’s grand aspiration of topping the pool.