Manchester United legend John O’Shea took charge of four Ireland games on an interim basis this year - and was in the running for the full-time role.
New Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson has already been in touch with John O’Shea - and he wants the former interim boss to be a part of his backroom team.The Icelander will have only five days to work with his squad ahead of their September Nations League opener against England, so is looking for as much help as he can get as he gets to grips with his new role.
“I’m relying on past coaches, John O’Shea and more to assist. I called him yesterday and told him I’d really love to have him as a part of this journey and he has a lot of respect from the board being a caretaker. Twice he asked the 118-time capped star to hold down the fort while the search for a permanent successor to Stephen Kenny continued - for the March friendlies against Belgium and Switzerland, and the June games against Hungary and Portugal.
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