Republic of Ireland manager Carla Ward criticized her team's "completely unacceptable" first-half showing in a heavy 4-0 loss to Slovenia in the Nations League. The team was down 3-0 at halftime but performed better in the second half after readjustment. Despite the disappointing outcome, Ward plans to maintain her footballing philosophy, stating it has been effective in her previous roles. She recognizes the challenges of adapting after losing key leaders and stresses the importance of taking responsibility for the defeat.
"The first half was horrible - that's on me. I've tried something different, I've tried to get us in positions to create more, and it's not paid off."
"We have to own it, we have to take responsibility, we have to look at it, we have to make sure that that half of football never happens again because it's completely unacceptable."
"At half-time we had to readjust and in the second half I thought we were much, much better but you can't have a half of football like that and expect to win the game."
"My philosophy has been the same, and it's served me well at all three clubs with very little resources. It's about adapting."
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