Interim boss John O’Shea can make his mark but how much change is really coming?
David Sneyd THERE WAS A sense of deja vu about some of the topics that needed to be covered with John O’Shea as he announced his squad for the friendlies with Belgium and Switzerland later this month.
“You need to be doing it at your clubs really, as long as you’re getting game time but the bonus then is if they are creating and scoring goals as well too.” Advertisement On the agenda was even a case of the youngster who “is concentrating on his club stuff”, with Leicester City’s Tom Cannon keeping his options open at senior level in case he comes on the radar of England, despite having played and scored for Ireland’s U21s.Still, at least England are the ones who have to actually deal with an established Premier League star preferring to stay away after Arsenal’s Ben White snubbed a call-up from Gareth Southgate.
O’Brien, a towering centre back “part of the defensive club”, as O’Shea put it, ticks a fair few boxes.Earned a move to a Premier League academy with Crystal Palace. Check.Now a first choice defender with French giants Lyon. Erm, check.As The 42 detailed last August, O’Brien’s move to Ligue 1 was a very modern transfer, one which involved rival multi-club models, an American billionaire, and the power of an Irish passport in a post-Brexit landscape.
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