‘I actually feel sorry for the manager’

Chiedozie Ogbene says he feels “sorry” for under-fire Ireland manager Stephen Kenny after another disappointment on the Lansdowne road ended any slim hopes of Euro 2024 qualification for Ireland .

Friday’s 2-0 home loss to Greece left Kenny’s team with just 3 points after 6 matches, their slim chance of reaching the top 2 gone as a playoff spot was almost certain. out of reach, and Ogbene admits that The home team must take full responsibility for the lack of concentration in defense and lack of forward thinking.

“I really feel sorry for the manager. “We were incorrect in our decision making and the result overall was disappointing,” said the Luton Town player, highlighting his own role in the opening goal in the game lost the duel with Kostas Tsimikas and let the Liverpool defender rush in to cross the ball. leading to the opening goal.

AidanO’Hara and Daniel McDonnell review another disappointing evening in Stephen Kenny’s Ireland

“Goals can change games and we certainly thought we created enough chances. I think I could have done more to stop their player from getting past me before he received the pass, from which they scored their first goal. I need to think about it again. But I left a hind leg. I wanted to stop him because the game was goalless at that stage and if I had stopped him from getting the cross they wouldn’t have scored.

“If we had scored a goal, the game could have been different. We should have been 2-0 up. But we didn’t take that risk and the positive start ended negatively.

He called for a response – in the form of a win – in Monday’s test in Gibraltar. “No matter who we play, we are always prepared to win every match possible. Our mentality is to try to win every match possible,” he added.

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