Kilbane heaps praise on cool Kerr

Kevin Kilbane believes Brian Kerr’s laid-back managerial style provides the bedrock for the Republic of Ireland’s march along the road to Germany.

While Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho hogs the headlines for his seemingly continual flouting of the rules and for a speak-your-mind approach which rubs authority and his rivals up the wrong way, Kerr is almost angelic by contrast.