Former Republic of Ireland captain Kenny Cunningham praised the players for their 3-0 defeat of Scotland.
Cunningham says Ireland's desire was a few steps ahead of Scotland, as he saluted the Ireland performance.
"We have been looking for the introduction of an extra player in midfield and we had that in this game with Jason Knight and Jayson Molumby either side of Josh Cullen in the midfield," said Cunningham.
"The most pleasing aspect of the performance for me was the defensive shape and solidity we had.
"Then we had that bit of pace up front with Troy Parrott and Michael Obafemi and Scotland couldn't deal with it. It was an outstanding Ireland performance.
"I enjoyed the partnership of Parrott and Obafemi. It was the first time in a while that we have seen two Ireland forwards linking up so well together and it gave us a real threat.
"Scotland went into their shell. They have some real leaders in that dressing room, but they didn't fancy this and I was surprised to see that, but Ireland deserve credit for making them play the way they did."
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