Stephen Kenny: 'There's no point talking about implications' 

He wasn’t entering the hypothetical realm of a win against the Dutch prompting a change of mind by Marc Canham and the FAI board.

'BUSINESS AS USUAL': Manager Stephen Kenny during a Republic of Ireland press conference. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

This Saturday was supposed to crescendo Stephen Kenny’s vision, bringing his Total Irish football template to the stadium named after its originator.

Amsterdam’s Arena was retitled the Johan Cruyff Arena in 2018 following the legend’s death.