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The whole country felt for James McClean after he gave this emotional interview to RTÉ last night

“Ah Tony, I don’t know what to say”

Nov 15th 2017, 7:31 AM 6,903 Views 1 Comment

IT WAS HEARTBREAK in Dublin last night after Ireland went down to a disastrous 5-1 loss to Denmark at the Aviva Stadium.

Despite taking an early lead, Ireland were systematically undone and it was pretty painful to watch with World Cup qualification on the line.

One man who always wears his heart on his sleeve is James McClean – so when he was drafted in to speak live on RTÉ after the game you knew it was going to be emotional

Visibly upset, McClean tried to get out some thoughts on the performance:

“I don’t know what to say, we shot ourselves, you know what I mean, we got a great start and then we…”

jimmy Source: RTÉ

“Ah Tony, I don’t know what to say”

jimmy2 Source: RTÉ

“I am just devastated, not just for us, but for everyone, it’s been a long campaign, but we just let ourselves down”

jimmy3 Source: RTÉ

RTÉ immediately shared the clip on Twitter and Facebook, and everyone got pretty emotional watching it

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brokemy Source: @aoife_s29

You have to feel for him https://t.co/RXQH4A22rW
— David Hunter (@davidhunter86) November 14, 2017

Source: David Hunter/Twitter

It was a tough watch after an even tougher loss

Watching James McClean's interview after that match is genuinely heartbreaking. There's not a single player on the planet that deserves a place in Russia more than him. Thank you @JamesMcC_14
— Jack (@jackmcgeehan) November 14, 2017

Source: Jack/Twitter

I love you James McClean. Hard to watch that interview. #coybig
— Buzz O'Neill-Maxwell (@buzzoneill) November 14, 2017

Source: buzz o neill maxwell/Twitter

James McClean crying during the post match interview is just heartbreaking.
— Wayne Farry (@waynefarry) November 14, 2017

Source: Wayne Farry/Twitter

Heartbreaking stuff all round.

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The whole country felt for James McClean after he gave this emotional interview to RTÉ last night

“Ah Tony, I don’t know what to say”

One man who always wears his heart on his sleeve is James McClean – so when he was drafted in to speak live on RTÉ after the game you knew it was going to be emotional