Another sign of progression in the football Stephen Kenny wants to play

Maybe Kenny is also finally instilling confidence in his squad

Thu, 11 Nov, 2021 - 21:48

Nick Callow

Tickets for this match sold out in a matter of minutes. The neutrals watching on might have sung 'You've only come to see Ronaldo' but when the cheer went up for Shane Duffy's Cruyff turn to ghost his way out of trouble against CR7 it was clear the Aviva's first capacity crowd in two years were here to see the Boys in Green.

And it was more of a case of 'you've only come to boo Ronaldo' as the vast majority of the 50,000-plus crowd created a cauldron of noise to boost the chances of Stephen Kenny's men. At times, it was like rewinding the clock back a couple of decades to when the likes of the Keanes (Roy and Robbie) raised the volume and optimism in equal measure.