Toronto Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan can sense the frustration in Leaf Land. Speaking to TSN’s The Drive with Dave Naylor, Shanahan addressed a hectic week that saw the team fire head coach Randy Carlyle. “Our fans are angry. Our fans are frustrated. We’ve not been a very good team for many, many years. So that frustration and that anger is well earned,” Shanahan said. “The players understand that the only way out of this is to go out and play better hockey and to have success.” One player that has been a lightning rod for criticism since Carlyle’s firing is winger Phil Kessel, who has been fielding questions and comments on multiple fronts. Shanahan addressed the Kessel concerns, calling the 27-year-old “one of the most dangerous, talented players in the NHL.” “I think if you talk to Phil he’s going to be the first one to admit that he’s frustrated we’re not winning. He knows that he’s not happy when he’s not scoring. He wants this team to win.” But the President would not let the perennial All-Star off the hook for his part in the team’s current 10th-place showing in the Eastern Conference. “We need more from Phil, Phil knows that,” Shanahan added. “I think that the frustrating part for Phil is that he has been such a consistent performer as far as output of goals year, after year, after year. That comes with the territory of being a star player. When your team doesn’t win, it really doesn’t matter what your individual success is. People are going to want more.” The often media-shy Kessel has received his share of questions in the wake of Carlyle’s Tuesday dismissal. The Leafs’ top goal-scorer and point-getter every season since his 2009 arrival in Toronto was asked Tuesday if he believed he was a difficult player to coach and had to withstand criticism from his previous coach, Ron Wilson. “You can’t rely on Phil. It’s just the way it is,” Wilson – who coached Kessel for parts of three seasons - told TSN Radio on Tuesday. “He comes and goes, and he gets emotional. He lets that affect his game and his relationship with other players.” Shanahan was less than appreciative of the former coach’s comments. “I’ve got a lot of respect for Ron Wilson,” he told TSN Drive. “I don’t think that those comments are necessary. I think that he probably wouldn’t have appreciated it while he was a coach and it’s not something that helps us. He has a good relationship with Dave Nonis, so if he has advice or anything he wants to give, he could certainly make the call.” As for his core group, Shanahan admitted that praise and criticism come in equal measure depending on the results on the ice. “When you have success, your top players, your leaders, your core players get more credit than they deserve. When you don’t have success you will get more blame, maybe, than you deserve. They understand that this is about results and they understand that there is a lot of pressure on them to get those results.” But Shanahan would admit that there is still work to be done both on and off the ice. “They haven’t gotten the job done yet,” he said of his players, adding of his own performance: “I certainly wasn’t brought in here and I haven’t built the infrastructure of a management team that came to Toronto to simply have a good team that contends for the playoffs each and every year. Like a lot of teams in the NHL, it’s our goal to be a great team.” “I know our fans are frustrated and they’d like for this to happen overnight , but that’s just simply not the way it works here.” Shanahan addressed the Toronto media earlier on Friday, touching on several topics including the time-line for hiring a permanent replacement for Carlyle, the performance of both his players and his management team. 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"Since the original Whitecaps, the club has enjoyed fantastic support from fans in Victoria and all across Vancouver Island," said Whitecaps FC president Bob Lenarduzzi.The Republic of Ireland had to settle for a point from their opening game of Euro 2016 after they gave up a lead to draw 1-1 with Sweden. Wes Hoolahans opener was cancelled out when Ciaran Clark scored an own goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovics cutback 19 minutes from the end.Former Ireland striker Clinton Morrison watched the game for Sky Sports News HQ and maintains its still a result they can use as a platform. He said: Theyll be frustrated but I think Martin ONeill will take a lot of positives from that. They were brilliant for 70 minutes.At the last European Championship, Ireland never turned up or got a point but theyve beaten that already and they turned up in Paris.Now they can take that into the Belgium game. With three teams possibly going through from the group, its not a bad result to start with at all.Morrison - a scorer of nine goals in 36 internationals - also gave us his match ratings, marking each Ireland player out of 10…Darren Randolph - 7 He did ever so well to make a save from one of his own players at 1-0 and commanded his box really well. He couldnt do a lot for the goal but was fine otherwise and can be happy with his performance.Seamus Coleman - 7 I love Seamus and hes one of my favourite right-backs in the Premier League. He didnt do a lot going forward when hes usually the one whod be getting upfield but defensively he was brilliant. He made the goal with a great run and hopefully he can do more of that.Ciaran Clark - 7 Ciaran was so unfortunate with the goal. Him and John OShea kept Ibrahimovic very quiet and overall he gave a commanding show. He has been playing in a team which has been relegated out of the Premier League but that didnt show and he was really strong.John OShea - 7 I could give John an eight but thats maybe a bit too generous. He was exceptional though and he led as a captain really well. The only thing is Ibrahimovic got on the outside of the defence at the goal but that was the only negative and he gave a captains performance.Glenn Whelan - 7 Glenn does a job where a lot of people dont see everything hes up to. Hes not always on the ball but he does a lot to break up the play and he did that really well. You could see at the end that he was knackered, he put in a good shift.James McCarthy - 7 James was close to getting himself sent off a couple of times and he was maybe lucky to stay on the pitch when Olsson went through and he clipped him. Hes a big player for us so it was good he sttayed on the park as him and Whelan will be important against Belgium.ddddddddddddShane Long - 7 He was magnificent. Shane didnt have many scoring chances but he worked unbelievably hard, won headers and got free kicks that took pressure off the team. Apart from getting on the end of some chances, he did everything he was put in there for.Jeff Hendrick - 8 Hes probably not as well-known as some of the other players in our squad but he was very influential in this one. He kept things neat and tidy and could certainly have had a couple of goals had his luck been in. Jeff was really positive.Jon Walters - 7 Hes obviously been injured and I think that maybe showed a little bit. Thats why he also only lasted an hour or so. That said, he worked really hard and gave everything he could despite having a bad Achilles. When hes fit, hes a great asset.Robbie Brady - 8 Robbie has come close to being my man of the match because he was tremendous throughout. He was up and down the line constantly and some of his deliveries into the box were first class. Wes Hoolahan - 9 Hoolahan just shades it from Brady. He took his goal superbly and his footwork was terrific. Ireland havent really got a lot of players who are technically that good on the ball in tight spaces but he was a definite exception. His close control was great and his finish was top drawer.SUBSTITUTESJames McClean - 6 He didnt really get into the game. James had enough time on the park but by that point Ireland were defending quite a lot and thats not a situation that suits him.Robbie Keane - 6 Rob was quiet too but you could see why Martin put him on. He was probably hoping a chance would fall to him on the break because nine times out of 10 hed put it away.Aiden McGeady - 5 Aidens my friend so he can get a five instead! He was only on the park for a couple of minutes at the end and there wasnt enough time to make any impact. Also See: Clark own goal denies Irish Ireland v Sweden recap Euro 2016 tables Fixtures ' ' '