Rising dismay around five Irish defeats from the Republic’s last eight matches
Forty thousand people are expected at the Aviva providing the 23,000 season ticket holders swallow hard and embrace the opportunity to witness Evan Ferguson in bloom. And Michael Obafemi. After the Opap Arena slump, Adam Idah is almost certain to make way for the Burnley striker.
The standard 3-0 victory over Gibraltar, already attained by Greece, the Netherlands and France is the base expectation. But that might not be enough. Certainly, defeat to Ronald Koeman’s misfiring Dutch on September 10th feels like the point of no return for Kenny. Gus Poyet, fresh from doing a tactical number on Kenny, will be hatching a similar plan ahead of Greece facing the Netherlands in Eindhoven, also on September 7th.
James McClean: the Derry native will win his 100th cap against Gibraltar and will captain Ireland for the occasion. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho Lenihan is not alone. O’Dowda will struggle to win another cap when Irish wing backs are forced into full back duties because Josh Cullen and Jayson Molumby cannot gain a foothold in midfield. Smallbone struggled to cope in Athens yet his set piece delivery has suddenly become essential to the cause.
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