Gavin Bazunu backs under-fire Ireland manager Stephen Kenny

“I think he has been brilliant. I think he has been really brave in allowing us to play such open and expansive football," said the Irish goalkeeper.

Wed, 05 Jul, 2023 - 07:05

Daire Walsh

The odds will be firmly stacked against them in both games, but Gavin Bazunu is adamant the Republic of Ireland men’s national team are capable of picking up big results in their UEFA Euro 2024 qualification bouts with France and Netherlands in September.

While the most recent window ended with a 3-0 success over Gibraltar at the Aviva Stadium on June 19, a 2-1 defeat to Greece in Athens three days earlier put a significant dent in Ireland’s Group B qualifying hopes.