Ian Harte also claims that ex-Ireland boss Stephen Kenny has 'found his level' managing in the League of Ireland
Ian Harte claims some League of Ireland clubs are "killing young lads’ chances” of making high profile careers in the game.
Leeds United legend Harte, who won 64 caps for the Boys in Green between 1996 and 2007, was asked about the row in a blog for ‘Betway Insider’. And Harte, who called the League of Ireland the ‘Irish League’ throughout the interview, was of the view that players do need to move to win Ireland caps. “It's the only way players are going to develop and be better. I definitely think for them to benefit then you either need to go to England or they need to go to Europe. The Irish league, no matter how good it is - it has a certain level that it can only reach. Whereas, when you’re moving abroad, it opens so many more doors.”
“From what I’ve heard it’s difficult for these young lads. There was a young lad who was at Rovers - Justin Ferizaj - there were loads of big Premier League teams interested. But the price tag that was put over his head by Shamrock Rovers priced a lot of teams out of the market,” he said of Ferizaj, who plays for Frosinone in Italy.
Harte was critical of Kenny’s results while in charge of the national team and felt the Dubliner tried too often to put a brave face on defeats. Asked about Hallgrimsson’s approach compared to Kenny’s, Harte said: “Any manager could come in - you could put Pep Guardiola in there, but you’re based on results.
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