Of those 31 players, 23 featured in starting-11s across the Nations League campaign.
Having used a total of 31 players across his first six games in charge, including 23 different starters, we can expect more consistency in selection when the international calendar resumes next March.
Still reeling from the shock of conceding five in the second-half, including three in a dizzying five-minute spell early in the second-half, in which Liam Scales saw red, Hallgrímsson explained that he had seen enough throughout the campaign to evaluate the options available to him. Sammie Szmodics was the only other player to make six starts, although he only finished one of those games.
There will be tactical tweaks. Ireland will find themselves in a difficult World Cup group, with two higher-ranked teams set to be drawn alongside the Boys in Green.“You could see that again,” Hallgrímsson said. “I’ve told you guys, and I try to be consistent in what I’m saying, we will need to play teams like England away and we will need to defend for long spells in the games.
Some of the questions that Hallgrímsson will stew over across the Christmas and New Year period will include whether Festy Ebosele, who made a big impact during his three starts and one substitute appearance, fits into his ideal-11.
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