{
  "id": 9943262,
  "title": "Irish media slate Liam Scales for poor left wing-back performance against Kosovo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/irish-media-slate-liam-scales-for-poor-left-wing-back-performance",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T08:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/irish-media-slate-liam-scales-081000200.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Irish media are harshly criticizing Liam Scales for his poor left wing-back performance during the Republic of Ireland's 1-0 loss to Kosovo in the UEFA Nations League Group Stage on September 24, 2026. The Celtic defender was deployed as a left-wing-back by Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson, a role for which he has been praised in the past. However, Scales struggled in the match against Kosovo, being outmaneuvered by Juventus winger Edon Zhegrova. Despite winning several duels and making a few clearances, he failed to make an impact going forward, completing only 17 of his 26 passes and failing to create a single chance. The Irish media, particularly RTE, rated Scales poorly with a score of 4/10, stating that he didn't offer much in the game. The Irish Mirror gave him a slightly higher score of 6/10, acknowledging his defensive efforts but noting that he didn't do much in attack. Scales has been criticized for his failure to make an impact and hasn't been given a break, as Ireland has no fit left back to cover for the injured Kieran Tierney.",
  "summary": "Liam Scales is a player under heavy criticism due to Celtic’s recent poor form, so you’d forgive him for welcoming the international break in a bid to forget all his current club woes…UEFA Natio...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}