Last night’s defeat to Netherlands has led to question marks surrounding the coach’s future.
No senior men’s Ireland manager has ever survived failure to qualify for a major tournament on three separate occasions.
Moreover, even if this opportunity does arise, the thought of Ireland winning back-to-back playoff matches seems fanciful on current form, given that they have lost four out of five games, albeit in an admittedly nightmare group. There is a positivity to the way the manager speaks about Irish football that is in stark contrast to O’Neill’s regular laments about Ireland’s lack of “a young Robbie Keane” and Trapattoni’s “we are Ireland” and “there is no league” quips.
The goodwill he has built up as a result of this refreshing philosophy and the general manner in which he conducts himself is something future Ireland managers can and should learn from.
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