The key quotes from Vera Pauw's exclusive interview

Former Republic of Ireland boss Vera Pauw sat down with RTÉ Sport's Tony O'Donoghue on Friday for an exclusive and wide-ranging interview.

Here are some of the key quotes.

On feeling some staff turned against her

"I found out that behind my back all things were happening. I found out that behind my back even my staff was talking bad about the players, my assistant was talking bad about me to players; even the selection process, which was anonymous, he was questioning."

On what she believes are unfair claims made about her management methods

"I felt immediately that my assistant had set the benchmark with things that were absolutely ridiculous. For example he said there was no communication, we did not discuss things, every morning we had a staff meeting and every single detail of my task was discussed, from the setup of the training sessions to the game plan, the strategies."

On the FAI's World Cup review

"That review was done by the technical director. He’s not trained to make reviews and he was part of the process, so the assignment on the technical director is something that… to do a review, immediately starting while still in camp after the Nigeria game, is something you cannot reflect. The evaluation has not been done, and he started with my assistant. First my assistant, then the communications manager, and I came in as the third person. I felt immediately that my assistant had set the benchmark with things that were absolutely ridiculous. For example he had said there was no communication, we did not discuss things. Every morning we had a staff meeting and every single detail of my task was discussed, from the setup of the training sessions to the game plan, the strategies. Every single detail we discussed."

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