IDAH START TWO UP TOP

Cunningham wants Irish strikers utiliseu

- BY MARK MCCADDEN

HEIMIR Hallgrímsson has been urged to start two centre-forwards against Portugal next month.

Former Ireland defender Kenny Cunningham reckons that could be the key to unlocking a “clunky” defence, as the Boys in Green scramble to salvage their World Cup campaign.

Adam Idah was sprung from the bench at halftime in Yerevan and made a key contribution with an assist for Evan Ferguson. But it was too little, too late, as Armenia were already two goals up and looked far more likely to score again.

The defeat leaves Ireland on just one point from their opening two games, and in need of a miracle to resurrect their hopes of clinching a top-two spot.