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The Republic of Ireland are looking for a new manager after opting not to renew Vera Pauw\u2019s contract despite seeing her guide her team to the World Cup finals for the first time.<\/p>\n
Pauw\u2019s departure brings an end to a four-year reign which has seen the nation\u2019s women scale new heights, but the Dutchwoman\u2019s tenure has not been without controversy.<\/p>\n
Here, the PA news agency takes a look Pauw\u2019s time at the Irish helm.<\/p>\n
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A former defender who was capped 89 times by the Netherlands, Pauw\u2019s coaching career includes spells with Scotland, the Dutch, who she led to the semi-finals of the 2009 European Championships, Russia and South Africa, as well as National Women\u2019s Soccer League side Houston Dash in the United States. The 60-year-old was appointed to succeed Colin Bell as Ireland boss in September 2019.<\/p>\n
Having finished third in Group I after a 3-1 home defeat by Germany, Ireland missed out on qualification for the Euro 2022 finals. Defeat by eventual Group A winners Sweden in their opening World Cup qualifier did not deter the Republic, who went on to finish second and then, courtesy of Amber Barrett\u2019s lone strike, beat Scotland in a play-off to book their ticket to Australia and New Zealand. Ultimately they did not progress after narrow defeats by co-hosts Australia and Olympic champions Canada, as well as a draw with Nigeria.<\/p>\n
Pauw is one of only three coaches, along with Jack Charlton and Mick McCarthy, to lead Ireland to the finals of a senior World Cup. Along with Giovanni Trapattoni and Martin O\u2019Neill, who took the men\u2019s team to Euro 2012 and 2016 respectively, they are the only five people to send out a senior Irish team at the finals of any major tournament.<\/p>\n
Rumours of disquiet within the camp have grown in recent months and several players notably declined to support their manager when asked during World Cup press conferences amid speculation that a conservative approach on the pitch was unpopular in the dressing room. Suspicions of a fracture grew amid a public spat between Pauw and skipper Katie McCabe after the Arsenal winger appeared to call for a substitution during the Nigeria game. The manager later offered a \u201cshe\u2019s not the coach\u201d riposte; McCabe responded on social media with a zipped mouth emoji. Pauw had gone into the tournament against the backdrop of a renewed focus on allegations \u2013 which she strongly denies \u2013 of bullying and belittling behaviour during her time in Houston, for which she was sanctioned by the NSWL earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Not well. Many fans have taken to social media to claim Pauw has been treated poorly after what she has achieved with Ireland, many pointing out that the men\u2019s team has not reached the World Cup finals since 2002.<\/p>\n
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The FAI\u2019s head of women and girls\u2019 football Eileen Gleeson has been placed in interim charge for next month\u2019s Nations League openers against Northern Ireland and Hungary and could be considered for a longer-term role. Like Gleeson, Tom Elmes is highly regarded in the women\u2019s game in Ireland, but as a member of Pauw\u2019s coaching team, may suffer if the FAI decide to make a clean break. Liverpool boss Matt Beard has been touted as a potential replacement, as has former England captain and Manchester United manager Casey Stoney, currently in charge at San Diego Wave.<\/p>\n