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IRELAND STRIKER: ARMENIA SCORED 11 GOALS IN LAST 3 GAMES AND THAT'S PHENOMENAL
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 11, 2011 - 14:25 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Ireland striker Simon Cox says he's praying that
Ireland captain Robbie Keane can recover from his injury in time to
face Armenia in Dublin on October 11 night even though Keane's absence
would hand Cox the chance to start the game and turn himself into an
Ireland hero, Herald.ie reports.
"I'd love to see Robbie play, he's our best chance of getting through
and you want your best players out there. You can't be selfish in these
situations," Cox told the Herald. "Robbie would be devastated to miss
this game but I know he's working as hard as he can to be fit. If
he's not fit, he will give full support to whoever fills his place.
Oct 11 sees a clash of styles with the meanest defense in Europe
(eight successive clean sheets for Ireland) against one of the
deadliest strike forces around (11 goals in the last three qualifiers
for Armenia), the report says.
"They (Armenia) have scored 11 goals in their last three games and
that's phenomenal for any team, even more so at international level,
but with our defensive record I feel we can deal with that. Not just
the guys at the back but the whole team, because we defend as a team,"
Cox said.
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 11, 2011 - 14:25 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Ireland striker Simon Cox says he's praying that
Ireland captain Robbie Keane can recover from his injury in time to
face Armenia in Dublin on October 11 night even though Keane's absence
would hand Cox the chance to start the game and turn himself into an
Ireland hero, Herald.ie reports.
"I'd love to see Robbie play, he's our best chance of getting through
and you want your best players out there. You can't be selfish in these
situations," Cox told the Herald. "Robbie would be devastated to miss
this game but I know he's working as hard as he can to be fit. If
he's not fit, he will give full support to whoever fills his place.
Oct 11 sees a clash of styles with the meanest defense in Europe
(eight successive clean sheets for Ireland) against one of the
deadliest strike forces around (11 goals in the last three qualifiers
for Armenia), the report says.
"They (Armenia) have scored 11 goals in their last three games and
that's phenomenal for any team, even more so at international level,
but with our defensive record I feel we can deal with that. Not just
the guys at the back but the whole team, because we defend as a team,"
Cox said.