‘I was treated in many ways the same way as Trapattoni eventually became: one of those figures you tend to hate,’ O'Neill said to The Belfast Telgraph.
Former Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill. Image: Ryan Byrne/INPHO MARTIN O’NEILL SAYS he was viewed as an “outsider”, called “a Northerner”, and became a “figure you tend to hate” during his reign as Republic of Ireland manager.
Referring to Ireland’s 5-1 World Cup play-off second-leg defeat to Denmark at the Aviva Stadium in November 2017, O’Neill told The Belfast Telegraph: “The Denmark result became a point for the Republic media to throw everything at you in terms of criticism. It was kind of storing up a little bit. “When we only drew with Scotland in Dublin and we still had plenty of matches to go, the criticism was very heavy at that stage but we made it through.
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