Lisa Fallon: Success lies in the grassroots

Amber Barrett will be a name that will go down in the annals of Irish football history.

The Donegal woman will forever be remembered as that woman, who scored that goal, in that stadium, to send the country to their first ever World Cup.

A nation held it's breath as she raced through on goal thanks to wonderful pass from team-mate Denise O'Sullivan. She made no mistake.

The first touch allowed her to use her pace to get away from the Scottish defence, the second to steady her self and freeze the on-rushing goalkeeper, the third, a toe-poke into the far corner. It didn't happen by chance.

Speaking on RTÉ Radio One's Morning Ireland, analyst and coach Lisa Fallon spoke of Barrett's post-match interview.

"I loved Amber Barrett's post-match interview," said Fallon. "The one she did when she talked about the actual goal and the decisions she was making in her head.

"She was going, 'coaches have told me through the years that I should take the ball across the defender' and she said that that actually went through her head.

"So if people on the ground, at grassroots ever wonder how they can really make a difference, there is your answer because she was coached that when she was small.

"That is the type of stuff that you learn when you are a young player and for her to recall that moment, that instruction and that piece of advice right in that moment, it goes to show how much of a difference that underage coaches and development coaches in the early stages of any players' career or even in their life, the impact that you can make."

We're going to be watching it for years to come, so here's another chance to enjoy the goal that sent Ireland to the World Cup. Amber Barrett, take a bow. #RTEsoccer #COYGIG pic.twitter.com/qvoDgsyJPa

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