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Chris Shields believes patience is key for Linfield in Shels clash and reveals they won't go ‘gung ho'
Chris Shields believes patience is key for Linfield in Shels clash and reveals they won't go ‘gung ho'

The Irish Sun

time16-07-2025

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  • The Irish Sun

Chris Shields believes patience is key for Linfield in Shels clash and reveals they won't go ‘gung ho'

CHRIS Shields insists Linfield must be patient to avoid a Champions League bum's rush against Shelbourne. The former 2 Shields spent 13 years playing in the League of Ireland before joining Linfield 2 Linfield find themselves 1-0 down to Shelbourne on aggregate ahead of kick-off The Dubliner cut a frustrated figure at Shields said: 'You're not happy losing a game but in Champions League fixtures you've seen much worse defeats turned around. 'It's about getting momentum early on, not going gung ho and leaving our a***s exposed after the first ten or 15 minutes. It's about managing the game.' Shields reckons that means they must not think of the north v south angle of the game. Read more on Irish football He said: 'I never got into the ideology of a north v south game. I think just the set-up of the game, two teams battling to get into the next round of the Champions League, which is huge for both financially.' Both sides have pocketed at least €960,000 in prize money but tonight is worth €750,000 to the winners. Victory guarantees at least three more Euro ties and group-stage football — which would be secured by winning one more game — and a minimum €3.1million. Blues boss David Healy takes charge of his 500th game tonight and wants cool heads to prevail. Most read in Football The former Northern Ireland striker said: 'These players believe there's an opportunity. 'One thing we won't do is be gung ho from a very early stage.' Premier League club share first images of incredible stadium upgrade plans

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