Stephen Kenny: 'Criticism doesn't hurt me. I don't care. I know what I'm doing'

Kenny issued a similarly staunch defence of his tenure in an earlier television interview, accusing “everyone of coming out of the woodwork” 

Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny interviewed by media after the final whistle at Nagyerdei Stadion, Hungary. Picture: Trenka Attila/PA

Under-fire Ireland manager Stephen Kenny has blasted his detractors, saying he knows what he’s doing and doesn’t care about the criticism.

Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to a Luxembourg side ranked 98 in the world was bad enough but it is his winless run and the alleged lack of progress that prompted some legends to call on the FAI to sack Kenny after just a year.