Kieran Shannon: Stephen Kenny deserved at least one 'I was there' moment

When was his Vienna, his Cardiff, his Lyon, even his Lansdowne?

Stephen Kenny during a Republic of Ireland press conference.

Like with a lot of things Stephen Kenny has said during his tenure, there was more than a ring of truth about his comments on Monday — and an element of selective memory bordering on spin.

He’s right; Ireland weren’t battered in Amsterdam the other night or anywhere any other night on his beat “like we lost 4-1 to Wales” during Martin O’Neill’s final days or “got hammered in Cyprus” 5-2 in Stan’s early days. Up to a month ago Kenny had never lost a competitive game by more than a goal.