Stephen Kenny comes to Troy Parrott’s defence

While Stephen Kenny has reaffirmed his support to teen sensation Troy Parrott following his red card on Thursday, the Ireland U21 boss feels there’s sufficient talent in his ranks to continue their surge in Iceland on Thursday.

Unbeaten Ireland head into their fifth qualifier in Iceland without their star man after he incurred a second booking in the stalemate with the group’s Italy on Thursday. Italy’s Moise Kean was also dismissed for the top seeds in the same incident.