Dan McDonnell

But he has generally started them when he can.

Al Grimson and there is definitely this thing around the personnel decisions that we suspect that this is and we know from Budapest it was Johnny Kenny it was Jack Taylor it was certain players that were thrown in at the end there who had a role to play there's a 90 minute game maybe a 120 minute game here

just looking at the past it's more likely that he would if he thinks like Benny is fine that he would start him does that mean then though that you you hold back of Robbie Brady rather than playing him ahead of Ryan Manning on the other side I think you wanted to keep some experience and I just would have thought that the wild card would come in a bit later but I could be wrong

No, I suppose, what's your definition of ambitious in this context, I suppose?

Yeah, I'm not disagreeing with you, but I don't think we're going to see a Portugal either.

You know, I don't think we're going to see an approach comparable to Portugal away.

I mean, I think probably Portugal at home.

And look, that was a home game, not the be all end all game for Portugal.

So there's a couple of, you know, you have to put those caveats in.

They're a lovely team to play against, Portugal.

I'm happy, yeah.

And that is true.

And so much of this would be dictated by the Czech approach.

But I don't know.

I think that there might be...

there might still be a little bit of boldness at times in how they approach.

And it may well be, it could be like the outside, it could be Jake O'Brien meandering up for a couple of throw-ins or situations.

I think there are ways in which you can be a little bit more ambitious within that system.

I mean, the irony when you look back to Budapest and how Ireland pulled themselves out of the game in Budapest is that

all the memorable stuff happened when they were being ambitious.