Ireland's problem has been letting in silly goals," Di Biasi says. Di Biasi was appointed in August, after Roy Keane had been strongly linked with the Azerbaijan job. "Roy Keane was a great, great player so I won't compare myself to him," Di Biasi jokes. But the downside for the national team coach is a lack of exports to foreign leagues: the entire national team play for clubs in Azerbaijan. I started there in the same position I am in now, nothing is impossible," says Di Biasi, awarded Albanian citizenship for his success there.

Source: Irish Independent December 23, 2020 02:34 UTC