Gavin Bazunu insisted there were no excuses for Ireland's poor display in their damaging 2-1 Euro 2024 qualifier defeat to Greece in Athens.
Bazunu made good saves for Ireland early on but conceded from a 14th minute penalty scored by Tasos Bakasetas and while Nathan Collins grabbed a 26th minute equaliser, Giorgos Masouras won the three points for Gus Poyet's side with a 48th minute strike.
The defeat follows the opening qualifier defeat at home to France and effectively rules out hopes of automatic qualification for the finals, but Stephen Kenny must pick his players up for the Aviva Stadium clash with Gibraltar on Monday night.
