21.   For all their attractive and well-constructed approach work, the usually prolific partnership of Ian Rush and Robbie Fowler up front has ground to a halt in recent weeks.

22.   Ireland repeatedly created space down the flanks, but with John Aldridge ploughing a lonely furrow up front failed to match the good approach work with quality crosses.

23.   But they could not convert neat approach work into further goals as they crashed to their seventh league defeat in eight games.

24.   Despite their overwhelming domination in the first half, Ireland could not seem to match good approach work with accurate crosses to lone forward John Aldridge.

25.   Zaire, lacking several European-based players for unexplained reasons, abandoned their defensive shell in the closing stages only to waste good approach work with wild shooting.