pressure for a result in at the Aviva Stadium can play
into Germany's hands.
Germany forward Marco Reus believes the pressure is on the
Republic of Ireland ahead of the crunch Euro 2016 qualification
clash in Dublin.
The world champions travel to the Irish capital as Group D
leaders, four points ahead of their hosts - who currently occupy
the play-off spot.
As such, a draw would be enough to secure Germany's place in
the finals, while Ireland have Scotland four points behind them
and a tough trip to face second-placed Poland in Warsaw to
round off the campaign.
It is a situation that Borussia Dortmund star Reus believes
works to his country's advantage.
"The Irish are under pressure," he told the DFB's official website.
"They are in third place in the table. They have to beat us if they
still want to have the chance to qualify directly for the European
Championship.
"That could work in our favour, because we could get more
space [to attack]. But it is also possible that the Irish, despite
this, will be more defensively oriented."
One reason for this could be the chastening memories of
Germany's previous visit to the Aviva Stadium, where Reus
netted a first-half brace in a 6-1 World Cup qualifier win.
"I remember that the game was not as easy as the result
suggests," Reus added.
"In the beginning [Ireland] were a bit hard done by the 1-0 and
2-0 scoreline. Things went much better and finally really good.
"We were good as a team plan. And of course it was nice for me
to score twice. If I am not mistaken, it was my first double in
the national team."
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