Katie McCabe sends warning to Ireland teammates despite win over Turkey
Katie McCabe believes Ireland need a "massive improvement" despite coming back to win against Turkey on Friday.
The newly-crowned Champions League winner with Arsenal lamented the slow nature of Ireland's play, particularly in the first half.
Speaking to RTÉ Sport, McCabe said: "We got the result and that's what matters in the end but from a performance point of view we have to be miles better going into Tuesday.
"We didn't move the ball quick enough, we didn't move Turkey quick enough. We allowed them into the game with some sloppy mistakes.
"It gave them that sniff to go forward. We need a massive improvement if we are going to beat Slovenia on Tuesday.
"It's a tough ask. They have played brilliant for the whole Nations League campaign. I've got belief in us. We can score goals from different phases of play.
"We can't rush it. We have to be patient. We need to be at our absolute best."
A potential reason McCabe gave for Ireland's slow starts in games is the fact that the squad may be still getting used to new boss Carla Ward's tactics.
She explained: "This is our fifth game under Carla, it's not going to be perfect. From a standards point of view, we have to implement that [gameplan] a little quicker and come out of the traps faster.
"If we want to be pushing for [League] A in the Nations League, we can't be conceding goals like that, we gave them too much space. We need to take more care with the ball."
Despite the celebrations she surely held after winning the Champions League with Arsenal, she was involved from the off, saying that she was fit to play for the duration of both games.
""I feel really good. It was a massive result for the club last week and we were ecstatic with becoming champions. I enjoyed the full celebrations, but it was full focus on these two games.
"I said to Carla when I came in I was ready to play and give it all for the team."
Ireland's next game is against Slovenia in Páirc Uí Chaoimh at 6pm next Tuesday.
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