The manager, of course, might be forgiven for having the need for a demonstration of a different type on his mind. He also, however, restated his determination to get through the current difficulties and deliver a side capable of exciting and inspiring the Irish people. “I want to build a team that really exhilarates Irish football people,” he said at the team’s Hungarian base. We’ve a huge amount of talent coming through and we’ve a lot of very good professionals, experienced professionals. QATAR (possible line-up): Al Sheeb (Al-Sadd); Pedro Miguel (Al-Sadd), Al Rawi (Al-Duhail), Khoukhi (Al-Sadd), A Hassan (Al-Sadd); Alaaeldin (Al-Gharafa), Boudiaf (Al-Duhail), Hatem (Al-Rayyan), Waad (Al-Sadd); Al-Haydos (Al-Sadd), Ali (Al-Duhail).

Source: The Irish Times March 30, 2021 04:52 UTC