The Republic of Ireland's football team will miss defenders Megan Campbell and Denise O'Sullivan due to injuries in their upcoming friendly match against the USA. Both players have been ruled out, adding to a growing list of absentees, including captain Katie McCabe and several others. Head coach Ward emphasized the challenge ahead, suggesting a shift in focus from results to implementing tactics despite the difficult situation. The team will play against the USA in Denver and Cincinnati, looking to rebuild and adapt during this challenging time.
"They're both out for this first game definitely, we'll see where we are at for the second game. Denise picked up a knock on the knee on Saturday and Megan picked up a knock in training yesterday," Ward told RTE.
"The size of the task is huge and when you leave people like Katie, Aoife, Heather and Leanne Kiernan at home and then you lose another couple of big players that usually start, I think that puts us in a really in a difficult spot," Ward added.
"If we can go away from the result part of it and look at, trying to implement some pieces of the puzzle that we're trying to put together, then that's got to be the focus."
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