Richard Dunne feels Stephen Kenny and Ireland players have lost faith in the system

The former Manchester City and Everton centre-back has also questioned the axing of Robbie Brady, Jeff Hendrick, and Shane Duffy for the opening World Cup double-header

Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny during a training session at Debrecen Football Academy, Hungary. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Former Ireland defender Richard Dunne has offered a damning assessment of Stephen Kenny’s reign, contending the Ireland manager and his players have lost belief in his methods.

Tuesday night’s friendly against Qatar gives Kenny the opportunity to secure his first victory but 80-times capped Dunne insists the totality of his tenure, not just Saturday’s defeat to a Luxembourg side ranked 98th in the world, make him question if the manager should be afforded more time in the job.