Revolution or evolution: The big selection posers facing Stephen Kenny? 

Shane Long during a Republic of Ireland training session at the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Predicting Ireland starting teams is an occupational hazard for most matches but doing so when at the start of a new managerial regime is even more fraught with danger.

What we can discern from Stephen Kenny’s interviews since the FAI’s succession plan was mobilised in April is his intention to imprint his own style.