Now patient Hallgrimsson wants to lure Hungary into Ireland's trap

Hallgrímsson senses that the Magyars are feeling the pressure of expectation about this generation ending their 40-year wait for a World Cup

Ireland's Manager Heimir Hallgrímsson. Pic: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne

After winning the game of snakes and ladders against Portugal, Ireland must produce the venom of a python’s bite in the hunt with Hungary for a World Cup playoff.

Heimir Hallgrímsson’s faith in his players was validated by them delivering not alone the best performance of his 15-game reign but since Germany, as world champions, were sunk a decade ago.