Why the future of Irish football should be looked at positively.
Why the future of Irish football should be looked at positively. By Steven Kelly. 12/10/2021 Despite the fact that the Republic of Ireland will fail to qualify for next year's World Cup finals in Qatar, most of us can agree that the team is in a time of transition. However the side has shown in performances against Serbia and Portugal that given time, they will be able to compete once more on the European and World stage. Manager Stephen Kenny recently pointed to the fact that “the team had only lost 1 in their last 7.” This was quickly disregarded by RTE pundit and former German star Didi Hamann who after Ireland's 3-0 away win in Baku said “The manager has just won his first competitive game in 13 attempts. To say that the team has only lost once in seven is wrong. Look at the table. The results in qualifying haven’t been good enough. We need to have perspective” There are many pros and cons in terms of looking at the squad. It can’t be argued for one second that the boys i...