John O’Shea: We’re due a change of fortune

John O’Shea isn’t interested in discussing the future.

Any queries as to whether he will continue to serve the Irish cause post-Euros are batted away firmly and adroitly and he showed a similar disinterest when asked to reflect on past experiences at Stade de France where Ireland face Sweden in their tournament opener on Monday.

O’Shea would prefer to remain in the here and now, but he knows how the world works and so steels himself to the task of what is a painful trip down memory lane, starting with an agonising miss in the World Cup stalemate against the French at the venue back in 2004.