Over the last week, we have seen the good and bad of this Ireland side under Stephen Kenny.
Against Latvia, Ireland raced into a two-goal lead inside 20 minutes thanks to goals from Callum O’Dowda and Evan Ferguson.
Then complacency crept in. Two quick Latvian goals, both of which were scored outside the box as is customary these days, pegged Ireland back and at half-time, the excitement created by Ferguson’s first goal for Ireland was long since extinguished.