Ireland’s Martin O’Neill seeking landmark home victory over Poland

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Home advantage has been a rather alien concept to the Republic of Ireland in recent years. The team’s best performances came on the road under Giovanni Trapattoni, and Martin O’Neill goes into tomorrow’s match against Poland in Dublin knowing that his side need to prove they can be inhospitable hosts.

Since the opening of the Aviva Stadium on the site of the old Lansdowne Road in 2010, Ireland have yet to enjoy a landmark victory against highly rated opponents at home. “I hear this talk about the players not getting results at the Aviva in the past couple of years but you can change that with one game, one fantastic performance,” said O’Neill.

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