Heimir Hallgrímsson was unveiled on Thursday at the Aviva Stadium as the new Ireland manager.
Heimir Hallgrímsson revealed how he used to hold meetings in pubs with Iceland fans during his time in charge of his home country.
They led the country to Euro 2016, before Hallgrímsson took sole control and qualified for the 2018 World Cup. “You can imagine in the world today, having maybe six or seven hundred people in a pub drinking beer, and you are talking about how you are going to play the game, and nothing leaking out on social media. That is a unique relationship.
Asked what he knew about Ireland, he replied: “I have sometimes said it’s similar to Icelanders; happy people, proud people, hard-working people.
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