Enda Stevens is refusing to blame a change in formation and an unfamiliar positional switch for Ireland’s defeat in Geneva.
The Sheffield United defender has made the left back position his own but found himself on the left side of a back three as Ireland went down 2-0 to Switzerland.
Stevens said: “I don’t think it was the formation, I just think it was our passing.
“We didn’t really get into the flow of things and we kept giving the ball away and they kind of got the lift that they needed and they ended up taking the lead.
“We didn’t really start passing the ball until we went 1-0 down, and that’s the disappointing thing.”
Stevens (right) insists Ireland must find a way to steer their ship back on course towards Euro 2020 after hitting rocky waters at the worst possible time. He said: “We knew going into it that we had two cup finals left, so it’s on to Denmark now.
“We would have taken one win out of two games gets you to the Euros, so we’ve got to look forward to that, and especially being at home in the Aviva Stadium.”
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