Republic of Ireland boss Ward targets win over ‘top side’ Slovenia

In Tuesday’s Nations Cup game in Koper, Slovenia will face a team with “abundance of quality,” according to Republic of Ireland manager Carla Ward.

Slovenia won their League B Group 2 opener on Friday, beating Greece 2-1, while Ireland’s Republic of Ireland won 1-0 over Turkey in Dublin.

Slovenia is a top side, according to the report. Every single age group is improving in their rankings”, Ward told RTE Sport.

“The first team are no different. They’re a good side, they’ve got players with Champions League experience. But if I’m honest, I believe that this game will outperform Turkey’s.

” Why? Because you’ve got two teams who want to play football. There will be openings, which will naturally improve the game. They’ll have a lot of quality, but it’ll be a tough game.

Ward’s victory over Turkey at Tallaght Stadium marked the start of her reign as Republic of Ireland manager, and Kyra Carusa scored the only goal.

However, Ward said after the match her team’s display” wasn’t pretty “and there was room for improvement.

” The system will never change with me – I have a very clear way of playing, the players can see that, “Ward said on Monday.

It’s trying to keep those messages coming in, but we’re going to try to find a way to create more [against Turkey] because we didn’t create enough.