Stephen Kenny continues to see it his way as walls close in on Ireland tenure

Defeat burns another tilt at glory for Kenny, his fifth campaign between the Euro ’21 playoff, World Cup qualifiers, these Euro qualifiers and two series of Nations League.

UNDER PRESSURE: Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny reacts during the UEFA EURO 2024 Championship qualifying group B match between Republic of Ireland and Netherlands at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

As is often the case, Stephen Kenny’s view of his latest defeat was open to scrutiny but what can’t be debated is the icy ground he’s treading as the last of the summer rays give way to Autumnal chills.

Kenny doesn’t need glasses to adopt a rose-tinted hue. To his mind, Netherlands shaded a tight contest 2-1 on Sunday night despite the Dutch controlling the second half and seeing out their third win of Euro ’24 qualifying Group B with ease.