Carla Ward: 'This is some of the best football we’ve seen from an Ireland team'

Chloe Mustaki has called on Ireland to keep their standards high ahead of the return fixture with Poland on Saturday.

THE CARLA WARD WAY: Republic of Ireland head coach Carla Ward and performance analyst Rhianna Farr during their flight to Dublin from Gdansk. Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

From the sloppiness in Slovenia to the professionalism in Poland, 14 months and 14 games of the Carla Ward reign befit that description of work in progress.

Two games into her tenure, a 4-0 defeat against the lower-ranked Slovenians hinted at the need for the squad that reached the World Cup in 2023 to be overhauled.