Wes Hoolahan hailed by Irish fans after much-improved performance (so far)… and rightly so

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Ireland might not have scored in the opening half of tonight’s crucial World Cup qualifier with Serbia, but the performance is a world away from what we had to put up with in Tbilisi on Saturday night. The difference? Well, he’s not solely responsible, but the inclusion of Wes Hoolahan from the start has made a huge difference to Ireland’s attacking play, giving them a level of quality and composure on the ball that simply wasn’t evident against Georgia. A noticeable increase in urgency and tempo has also made a considerable difference to a far better performance by the Boys in Green, but such has been Hoolahan’s impact, it begs the question why he wasn’t involved three days ago. Not surprisingly, he was the name on everyone’s lips at the break. https://twitter.com/CaulkinTheTimes/status/905152788103081984 https://twitter.com/ODonnellDale/status/905149610657804289 https://twitter.com/FootballFix86/status/905150376931885056 https://twitter.com/DanielScuffil/status/905150316462702592 https://twitter.com/Mclough90/status/905150248087117826 https://twitter.com/conallshaw7/status/905150149890068480 https://twitter.com/Bsssx/status/905151263154860033