Shane Duffy's bravery despite horror injury amazes Darren O’Dea

O’Dea was Duffy's central defensive partner on the day he suffered a freak injury that left him in a coma

Shane Duffy during a Republic of Ireland training session at Tehelné Pole in Bratislava, Slovakia. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

With a host of in-form attackers for Stephen Kenny to choose from, it may be no shock that Ireland captain Shane Duffy is a 17/1 outsider to score the first goal against Slovakia.

But the bookmaking analysts could regret their cool attitude to the centre half — who has scored more competitive goals than any other Ireland player in the last two years.