The two 23-year-olds may be in very different stages of their lives, but as DavidSneyd found out by spending an afternoon with them earlier this week, they are the driving force behind West Bromwich Albion’s Premier League promotion push.
BBC’s Football Focus has come to visit, and winger Jed Wallace is summoned in front of the cameras for an interview near the corner flag.He makes a dash towards some balls near the halfway line, gets one under control and swivels back in the direction of his target.The ball flashes over the pitch side barrier and into bushes filled with thorns.
Three wins from three in November was followed by a chance to regroup further during the World Cup break. Regardless, they have momentum and at the heart of the revival are these two Ireland internationals. Molumby made a loan move from Brighton permanent when he signed for £900,000 in May, and has become part of the beating heart in midfield.
But right now, with training finished and O’Shea already having carried out some media duties in his role as skipper, Molumby is nowhere to be seen. The arrival of the couple’s first child six months ago was just one of the reasons he had to find new digs.Dara O’Shea: Ah, I would in fairness but my missus doesn’t! Living with us was enough.
Ryan Byrne / INPHO O'Shea suffers the fractured ankle which ruled him out for six months in September 2021. Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHODara: Yes, yes! You have got that spot on.Dara: Ah, you’re lovely off it. Jayson: I have to admit, I was a little shite when I was younger. I still am like. Getting in fights on the pitch. Being a bit mad. My Mam would literally stand on the sideline and tell me should would drag me off if I was cursing or getting into fights. She was tough on me but I needed that, I needed that discipline. But I need something to get me going.
Molumby could have joined West Brom alongside O’Shea as a teenager when he was offered a contract along with the Dubliner after a trial. O’Shea, too, has had to overcome a devastating fractured ankle. He suffered it while on senior duty with Ireland away to Portugal in a World Cup qualifier in September 2021. He may have been a more established first-team player, having made 28 Premier League appearances during the 2020/21 campaign when they suffered relegation, but the time out still brought doubts and insecurities to the fore.
Dara: The players who do well are the players who realise sooner rather than later when they move over what it takes to stay. Some move and they’re excellent players and I feel like they think ‘well, I’m playing for a big club, I’ve got a three or four-year deal, that’s fine, I can chill, I can have a good time, do a bit of training and then go off and do whatever’. But the sooner you realise you might only be guaranteed those few years, after that you could be back home doing whatever.
Jayson: You don’t get any time to pat yourself on the back for doing well. There is no point. It’s a constant battle to keep going. There will be 12 league games between now and the 27 March clash with France in Dublin to begin the Euro 2024 qualifying campaign. Dara: Getting results are what we are working towards. France is a tough game but why can’t we get something? We have that belief. It’s results-based. We know that. When the results are not going our way we can only keep saying we have young players for so long. But the transtition and dynamic of the group from three years ago to now is crazy. It’s something to be positive for.
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