Doherty gets defensive chance
Gary Doherty will tomorrow night get the chance to stake his claim as a defender for the Republic of Ireland.
The versatile Tottenham player, usually a striker at international level, has never started a game at the back for his country, but will get that opportunity against the Czech Republic at Lansdowne Road.
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