Ireland 22-19 Argentina: Andy Farrell pleased as Irish ‘win ugly’ against impressive Pumas
‘Three or four games in one’ as Ireland ‘receive gruesome’
Image source, Getty PhotosFarrell seemed relieved as Ireland held off a appealing Argentina in a inspiring contest
Matt Gault
BBC Sport NI senior journalist at Aviva Stadium
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell said his facet held their nerve and “on the sphere of got there” after they came through a chaotic Autumn Countries Sequence match in opposition to Argentina with a nail-biting 22-19 receive.
Clearly pushed after their 19-recreation home unbeaten traipse modified into ended by Recent Zealand, Ireland raced staunch into a 12-0 lead and held a 13-point advantage at half-time.
However Ireland struggled in opposition to a resurgent Argentina in the 2d half and were held scoreless, with the Pumas falling simply wanting a ancient first receive on Irish soil.
“It modified into three or four games in one, wasn’t it?” said Farrell.
“Clearly, the overriding feeling is we’re cheerful to fetch the receive. There is about a issues that we wanted to be taught from last week and a few issues that we did no longer tackle on the sphere.
“We said last week we had of venture of winning gruesome. We did that this week, in say that’s a plus.”
Admire in the Recent Zealand recreation last week, Ireland conceded 13 penalties – whereas Finlay Bealham and Joe McCarthy were yellow-carded – and were guilty of letting Argentina support into the game someday of the 2d half.
When asked about the facet’s lack of discipline occasionally, Farrell said: “Or no longer it’s no longer done out of a blueprint of going obtainable to be sick-disciplined. Or no longer it’s coming from the lawful blueprint, which can perchance maybe sound listless nonetheless all they’re making an are attempting to attain is the lawful factor by their team and making an are attempting to drag a rabbit out of a hat too worthy occasionally.
“We would like to be a diminutive bit bit more patient occasionally, personally, and have confidence the team of what we’re about.”
‘We had of venture to receive gruesome, and we did’ – Farrell on Argentina receive
Earlier this week, Farrell recommended some of his gamers were “fortunate ample” to support their blueprint in the starting line-up after a flat efficiency in opposition to the All Blacks.
However the Englishman said he easiest got the response he wished “in parts” in opposition to a ambitious Pumas facet.
“I hold if I will are attempting to sum it up of where we’re at, if you occur to could perchance maybe very wisely be taking a explore at two prime aspects that we now occupy conducted in the main two weeks, it looks to be like take care of we’re mute making an are attempting to receive our feet in the depth of the fleshy 80 minutes for that prime 1% games.
“Recent Zealand and Argentina were playing these games for the past 5 or six months.
“It looks to be like take care of our lads, some of them, are a diminutive bit bit bowled over of that depth. Optimistically we’re building through this month and we will gape basically the most efficient of us in the next few games.”
