Before Stephen Kenny even held his first training session as manager of the Republic Of Ireland senior team, he set out his stall on how he wanted the team to play and to be perceived – a new style, a new identity, respect earned.  He may have been naive in how open and ambitious he was and has diluted his methods since, but he’s taken his team on an unlikely journey of penalty shootouts, poor results, Covid drama, fan scorn, fan adoration, intense media focus, a rolling debate on tactics and now a full house against Portugal. For the first…

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