Vastly different perspectives tumbled from this international friendly on Saturday evening in Dublin. The Republic of Ireland under John O’Shea are relieved, yet going nowhere. Belgium are unhappy as they trundle over to Wembley for a primetime meet with England, and the Euros to follow.At least Sammie Szmodics’ Irish passport got stamped, Caoimhín Kelleher made some fine saves and Séamus Coleman looked evergreen at age 35.
The teenager missed another chance 11 seconds into the second half, from a trademark Robbie Brady delivery, but O’Shea was correct about the Brighton striker leaving dents on Leicester City’s Wout Faes and Genoa’s Koni De Winter. O’Shea responded: “What, no sharpness from his team? We had the best chances, we were aware beforehand that they would go with that 4-3-3 shape.”
Mr Reliable during his Old Trafford days, post-match the 42-year-old sounded like the man for a job FAI director of football Marc Canham will fill sometime next month. The latest deadline for the unveiling in “early April” has been pushed back to avoid clashing with the women’s Nations League fixture between Ireland and England at the Aviva Stadium on April 9th.
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