Kenny confident in players' ability to adapt but radical change unlikely in Sofia

Manager Stephen Kenny speaks to his players during a Republic of Ireland training session at FAI National Training Centre in Abbotstown, Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Hope abounds as the Republic of Ireland's Nations League tie away to Bulgaria looms closer but Stephen Kenny, while embracing the pressure that comes with it, has given due notice that miracles won't be on the menu at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.

Most of the players who flew into Dublin last Sunday were meeting the new manager formally for the first time and the first training session a day later was diluted by the number of minutes banked in various Carabao Cup games and pre-season friendlies over the weekend.