Omobamidele is yet another technically proficient Irish central defender who is well suited to playing in a back 3 alongside the likes of O'Shea. That, combined w/ 1) Bazunu's/Kelleher's technical level, 2) top wingbacks in Doherty & Stevens, & 3) outlets up front is encouraging
Again, Kenny's tactical level is largely good, despite minor errors here and there. The biggest issue is that Ireland don't control games against worse teams via pressing despite pressing well against the best teams. They need to maintain their aggression vs the worse sides.
Dropping into a deeper block is necessary & forced vs the better teams but that's not the case against the likes of Azerbaijan/Luxembourg. They can be controlled via pressing, especially considering Ireland have better players than those nations.
Kenny is good, but must improve.
Kenny is good, but must improve.
Crucially, however, the quality of pressing is there, but simply isn't maintained against worse teams. It's also a young group full of talented individuals so the future can be bright if Kenny irons out the minor tactical creases.
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