Nations League, Group B2 - Republic of Ireland v Greece, Aviva Stadium, 7.45pm – Live RTÉ Two
John O'Shea and new Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson during the defeat to England last Saturday at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho
These figures should not directly impact a Nations League fixture where Ireland seek to avoid a third defeat to Greece inside 15 months, but the debt explains why Irish football is knee deep in a decade of austerity.and the failure to recruit British-born footballers was brought home by Declan Rice and Jack Grealish goals in the 2-0 loss to England on Saturday.
The FAI are desperate for a result because full houses like Saturday and tonight – many of the 50,000 tickets were sold as a bundle – is what keeps the lights on inIf Hallgrímsson’s inherited squad is to avoid repeating the failings of Stephen Kenny’s 40 games in charge, which included back-to-back losses at the start of the 2022 World Cup, the Nations League and Euro 2024 qualification campaigns, then the 58th ranked nation in the world must overcome the 54th.
Victory, as O’Shea hinted, may be beyond a limited Irish squad with results trending downward at an alarming rate. Beating Scotland 3-0 at the Aviva in June 2022 was a blip. AIf the performance against England matters, Matt Doherty and Adam Idah should be dropped, and arguably replaced by Chiedozie Ogbene at wing back and
Maybe so, but media messaging matters. Take the fitness of Evan Ferguson. Inching back from an ankle injury that denied the teenager any game time for Brighton since March, Hallgrímsson gave him the last eight minutes against England.
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