Darren Randolph has warned people not to expect the Republic of Ireland to play like Barcelona as new manager Stephen Kenny tries to instil a different philosophy. He said: “Some of your colleagues or the public might think we’re going to start playing like Barcelona or Manchester City. Yes, we want to play, but we won’t be taking stupid risks. Yes, we want to be a possession-based team and we want to try different things, but it won’t be anything ridiculous. Poland international Lukasz Fabianski currently stands in his way, but the challenge of ousting him is not one Randolph will shirk.

Source: Express August 31, 2020 16:07 UTC