For Robbie Brady, belief is the key

Robbie Brady is often a man of few words in the public arena, but sometimes less is more.

Like when he was put to him yesterday that the consensus among the Danish players seemed to be that their main challenge in this World Cup play-off — and especially at home tonight in Copenhagen — would be to break Ireland’s spirit.

“They can try,” said the Dubliner in a tone which had a ‘good luck with that’ vibe about it. “We’ll have to wait and see,” he added more diplomatically. “We’re ready, we’ve done our homework and we’re prepared.