Is Callum Robinson ready to carry the goalscoring load for Ireland?

James McClean, with 11 goals, is the only player in the current squad who has managed double figures in international football, so the fact that Robinson is now at three in 19 caps is cause for relief

Ireland's Callum Robinson applauds the fans after the game. Picture: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

It has been a long and arduous wait, but have Ireland finally found a goalscorer who can deliver the kind of stats the team so desperately craves?

Callum Robinson’s double in Azerbaijan will be discussed against the backdrop of a pre-match hullabaloo around his decision not to accept a Covid-19 vaccine. But that shouldn’t overshadow the emergence of a young and hungry forward with the ability to score goals at international level.