Zero wins from 10 games can be seen as a sackable offence but the manager needs time and a fit squad to test his methods
Of gnashing and keening there was plenty in the Republic of Ireland. That is compulsory after a home defeat by Luxembourg, even while magnanimously acknowledging the strides made in recent years by the team from that exalted business park. If you felt like punishing the Irish for their feeble performance on Saturday, then you might have ordered them to carry out some undignified and thankless chore, such as going to Hungary to play a friendly against Qatar. Which, as it happens, is what Stephen Kenny and his players must do. Qatar’s last match, for the record, was a victory over Luxembourg.
Things, then, could be about to get worse for Ireland, especially as Kenny has lost yet more players – Matt Doherty and Enda Stevens – to injury before Tuesday’s game. All of which invites one question: so what?
