John Egan can step up as centre-backs must adapt to new roles under Kenny

Shane Duffy and John Egan look set to anchor a new era. Picture: Sportsfile

It’s been quite the week for Shane Duffy.

Signing for Celtic, the club he adored as a boy, was momentous enough but the Derryman followed it by captaining his country against Bulgaria. The emotion of the occasion was only heightened by the fact that it was his first game for Ireland since his father Brian passed away earlier this year.