Hendrick in a hurry to shake off club cobwebs in his more familiar green

With his Newcastle career likely finished, midfielder will match his entire tally of club appearances with eighth outing of Ireland campaign in Yerevan. 

Blowing off some steam: Jeff Hendrick during a Republic of Ireland training session at the Yerevan Football Academy in Yerevan, Armenia. Pic:  Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Typically, breaking into the Ireland team is more difficult for players than club level but the opposite applies for Jeff Hendrick.

Tomorrow, the midfielder will start his eighth international of the season in Armenia. That equals the total of matches he was chosen for over the entirety of his 2021/22 club campaign. By the end of this window, he could swell his Ireland outings to 11.