Can the Republic of Ireland develop a more formidable attacking threat?

West Brom’s Callum Robinson found the net twice against Chelsea, yet it’s the McGoldrick-Connolly axis that, on the face of it, offers the most variety to Ireland’s forward play

David McGoldrick heads to score his Ireland’s first goal of the game past Yann Sommer of Switzerland during the UEFA EURO2020 Qualifier Group D match between Republic of Ireland and Switzerland at Aviva Stadium, Lansdowne Road in Dublin. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Eusebio was polite rather than effusive as he singled out the two players he feared most when the Republic of Ireland travelled to Lisbon for a World Cup qualifier 20 years ago this week.

“Ireland?” the late, great Portuguese responded quizzically in these pages on the eve of what turned out to be a precious 1-1 draw for Mick McCarthy’s side.