Heimir Hallgrímsson has some tough calls to make in the coming days.
Paul Fennessy Goalkeeper If he can overcome the illness that saw him not involved with Liverpool’s squad over the weekend, Caoimhín Kelleher will likely retain his place as Ireland’s number one. Like Mark Travers, the 25-year-old has made one Premier League appearance this season and appeared in the Reds’ 5-1 League Cup win over West Ham.
Neither player has had extensive game time at club level — Ebosele has started only twice in the Championship for Watford since joining the club on loan from Udinese. Meanwhile, Omobamidele’s move to Nottingham Forest has not really worked out. His only minutes for the team this season were in the League Cup clash with Newcastle, which they lost on penalties.
It will be fascinating to see what Hallgrímsson does at left-back. The Icelandic boss has started Robbie Brady in both previous Nations League games, but the Preston star — who has started four out of nine Championship games for the Lilywhites — hardly excelled in the last window. Jason Knight meanwhile has started all nine of 16th-place Bristol City’s Championship matches, though he only came off the bench in the England encounter and started wide left versus Greece at home.
Kasey McAteer is another exciting young winger. However, the 22-year-old is used sparingly by Leicester City, with all three of his Premier League appearances late cameos.It will depend to an extent on what formation Hallgrímsson goes for. Yet Brighton have been slow to re-integrate him into their Premier League starting XI following an injury layoff.
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