Republic of Ireland striker Callum Robinson believes that Ireland are heading in the right direction under Stephen Kenny despite the string of up-and-down results during his tenure.
Last week, Ireland was beaten 2-0 by Greece, which ended their chances of making it to Euro 2024 in Germany. Ireland can still make it to the finals through the playoff system, but that is highly unlikely to play out. Kenny's future with the national team is also expected to be discussed over the next few weeks. Many people speculate that his time as Ireland boss is over.
Kenny's Ireland has only won six out of their 28 competitive games. Their most noteworthy victory was the 3-0 Nations League win over Scotland last year. Despite the negativity around Ireland, Robinson believes that although results have been 'disappointing', the team is playing better football under Kenny.
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"Now it’s about getting to the other side by securing wins and three points. It’s been disappointing that we haven’t got the results we wanted, but if you look from the time the gaffer came in, it’s been chalk and cheese. We’re playing much better football," Robinson said after Monday night’s 4-0 victory over Gibraltar in Faro.
Robinson now wants Ireland to combine it all together and start producing wins in a balanced way that excites Irish fans. "It’s about bringing all of it together, being the team that’s hard to beat, scoring goals, and getting wins," he added. "I can remember when I first joined the squad; everyone was saying that we weren’t playing enough football, just hitting it up there and hoping. That wasn’t so long ago, only five years ago. We scraped the results, but it wasn’t enjoyable to watch. Now we’re playing good football, and it’s about bringing that balance, being good in both boxes."
Ireland will next play the Netherlands on November 18 in Amsterdam in their final qualifying game. They will then welcome New Zealand to Dublin on November 21.
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