Duffy has unfinished business in Glasgow. Kenny should let him get to it

The defender may be in a dogfight for the final spot in the Ireland manager's preferred back three but he definitely merits a berth for Saturday's date with Scotland 

Front of the line: Shane Duffy at Republic of Ireland Squad Training at the FAI National Training Centre, Dublin. Pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Whereas a shortage of defenders is causing strife for the Scottish Steven, the Irish Stephen is this week pained by an abundance of them.

Form, both for club and country, decrees Nathan Collins and John Egan will occupy two thirds of Kenny’s backline within either of his wedded formations of 3-4-2-1 or 3-5-2 but the decision on whom he gifts the final golden ticket in the triumvirate to will represent a pointer towards next year’s Euro qualifiers.