Packed international calendar to offer opportunities for 'undervalued' Doherty

Kenny believes Doherty, a 28-year-old with just three competitive appearances for his country, has been “undervalued” by Ireland in the past. Picture: @spursofficial on Twitter

He isn’t about to lay it out with Xs and Os but Stephen Kenny has made it clear that Matt Doherty will play a bigger role for the national side as it faces into an unprecedented period of games.

Doherty’s £15m move from Wolves to Tottenham Hotspur was finalised yesterday morning. His stock continues to shoot up in the Premier League and yet the Dubliner has been used as some sort of dispensable luxury by both Martin O’Neill and Mick McCarthy.