“I think with the players at our disposal, yeah, I’m kind of pleased with that,” he admitted. “Next month there might be one or two fitter lads and I’m hoping one or two will be back but if not we will soldier on. Despite the fact there were some super performances from some of the Welsh players, we have to look at ourselves too. “I think the players realise how difficult the tasks are and what international football is. In the immediate aftermath of Thursday’s crushing defeat, O’Neill had said the experience had not diminished his renewed enthusiasm for the Irish job “one jot”.

Source: Irish Examiner September 08, 2018 05:15 UTC