Pauw reprimanded McCabe in the post-match press conference following a scoreless draw with the Super Falcons.
McCabe, who plays for Arsenal, could be heard pitchside imploring Pauw to “freshen up” the team for the last 20 minutes as the Irish women chased a first ever World Cup win.
Pauw ignored the skipper’s request and afterwards the Dutch woman revealed that McCabe had specifically asked for Sinead Farrelly to be taken off. The 33-year-old Farrelly has never played the full 90 minutes for her country. Until now. “Why would we change?” said Pauw. “If Katie McCabe says that she wants a change that doesn’t mean [we change]. She’s not the coach, eh? Everybody was doing so well. I said ‘What do you want Katie, take our best player off?’Pauw was asked to clarify: did McCabe ask for changes to be made and you refused?
“No,” said Pauw. “A player does not ask and you refuse. A player can ask, always, but as a coach it is not a refusal. As a coach you make decisions for what is necessary.What did Katie say? “That she wanted fresh legs.”“Sinead Farrelly was arguably the best player on the pitch at that moment so I was not prepared to take the best player off.
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