‘We almost killed team-mate on the World Cup – our airplane needed to quickly descend’
Ex-Liverpool star Jason McAteer revealed that former Republic of Ireland team-mate Tommy Coyne fell sick on a flight and compelled their airplane to descend.
McAteer and Coyne had been each a part of Ireland’s 1994 World Cup squad that headed to America. Both had been early of their worldwide careers with McAteer making his debut in the identical yr because the finals and Coyne simply two years earlier.
Ireland kicked off their group stage with a outstanding win towards a star-studded Italy aspect earlier than taking over Mexico of their second recreation in Orlando. Despite their opening win, Jack Charlton’s aspect had been crushed 2-1 with a late John Aldridge purpose unable to save lots of a degree within the searing warmth of Miami.
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As the Ireland squad jetted off forward of their crunch remaining group recreation towards Norway on the iconic Giants Stadium in New Jersey, McAteer recalled a worrying second regarding the former Celtic striker. Speaking on the Undr The Cosh podcast, McAteer stated: “Then we get beat by Mexico, and we almost killed Tommy Coyne.
“Obviously sports activities science wasn’t like it’s now again then. So after the sport, they’re simply ploughing water down us, as a lot water as we are able to they’re getting down you – even when you may’t drink anymore they’re shoving it down you.
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“So we take off and Tommy’s gone from being dehydrated to drinking 60 pints of water and as the plane has gone like that (taken off), the pressure has made his brain go like [signs head getting bigger], so he had to lie down on the floor, we honestly nearly killed him.
“The plane had to come down in altitude, he had to lie on the floor, honest to god he was ill. So we land and he goes to hospital and he was alright.”
Coyne recovered to be named as an unused substitute within the goalless draw towards Norway which sealed Ireland’s qualification to the knockout levels. However, they had been dumped out within the spherical of 16 by a Dennis Bergkamp-inspired Netherlands outfit.
