Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill says that the game against Celtic in Glasgow on Sunday week is a “big opportunity” for the likes of Shamrock Rovers midfielder Graham Burke and Preston striker Callum Robinson, both of whom are included in the senior international squad for the first time. Beyond that, in any case, more established players are likely to displace more peripheral ones as they come in over the following two weeks. I think players playing in the Championship, never mind anything else, find it difficult to play international football – particularly qualification games. “I have, during my time, put some players into the squad that have made a peripheral squad and then dropped out. ‘Go and play your game.’”Robinson, he said, meanwhile, “will be involved in the Celtic game.

Source: The Irish Times May 10, 2018 12:33 UTC