Josh Cullen insists Ireland cannot afford to get lulled into a false sense of security against Scotland.
The Boys in Green fly to Glasgow this evening ahead of Saturday’s penultimate Nations League clash at Hampden Park.
And Ireland are looking for a six-point haul against the Scots and Armenia - in Dublin on Tuesday - as they chase a top two finish in the group.
Stephen Kenny’s men stuffed Scotland 3-0 at Aviva Stadium back in June when Alan Browne, Troy Parrott and Michael Obafemi ran riot.
But Scotland warmed up for Saturday’s encounter with an impressive 3-0 win over Ukraine last night.
The Ireland players and management were looking on from their Dublin base and Burnley midfielder Cullen said today: “It was a good result from them.
“Their performance was obviously full of energy and it was a great result for them.
“But Saturday is a new day and we have to be confident and full of belief that we can get a good result.
“We can't read too much into what happened in the summer. Obviously we take the positives and belief from it but it's a new day and a new game.”
Ireland were free flowing in their summer rout of the Scots and Cullen believes the team can also play with a sense of freedom on their travels.
Quizzed on what went right that day in Dublin, Cullen said: “The goals we scored, being clinical in front of goal, a goal from a set piece - a great goal.
“The pass from Mikey (Obafemi) and the great finish from Troy and a bit of brilliance from Mikey for the third goal as well.
“All over the pitch we were full of energy and won individual battles. We take belief that we’ve scored goals against them and we'll be looking to do that again.”
And Cullen added: “We’re hungry to go and get another result. If they see it as a revenge mission, we’re just as determined to go there and get another three points.”
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