Manager contrasts app-use and 24-hour trek across England to watch one or two players from a directors’ box
Heimir Hallgrímsson: 'You can tap into a team or tap into a player and get all his actions in the game.' Photograph: Ryan Byrne/InphoHallgrímsson opened the much-referenced app, used to track players across the world, on a big screen in the FAI offices in Abbotstown, to explain why it makes sense to use Wyscout rather than a 24-hour trek across England to watch one or two players from a directors’ box.
Luton Town's Mark McGuinness earned a recall to the Ireland squad as cover for the injured Robbie Brady. Photograph: Mike Egerton /PAThe 29-year-old duly earned a recall to the Ireland squad as cover for the injured Robbie Brady with another 20 minutes set aside to pick McGuinness ahead of Jake O’Brien, who has only played 26 minutes for Everton in the Premier League since arriving from Lyon last summer.
“I am not saying you shouldn’t be going to matches, but there is a lot you can do outside matches. John has been going to more matches than me.” “First and foremost ignites interest in football. Hopefully more younger players will be playing. Normally they will be sold before we pick them but there’s a lot of eyes on the Irish League and Irish football, so as soon as somebody is potentially good he’s probably going to be sold before we pick him.
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