“Ireland had some absolutely phenomenal technically gifted players who were pushed to one side and said, ‘No we can’t do that, we’re not good enough’.”
Andy Reid's career became a symbol for the debate that still surrounds Irish football when he was exiled from Giovanni Trapattoni's Ireland squad following a late night argument with the manager in a hotel bar. As he makes a career as a coach, he says Ireland needs to accept that it has talented players and why the media and social media today can be so damaging for young sportspeople.
