Liam Brady: Stephen Kenny deserves credit

The Ireland and Arsenal legend believes Kenny should be acknowledged for the number of young players he brought through.

8 December 2023; Liam Brady with the International Achievement Award during the SSE Airtricity / Soccer Writers Ireland Awards 2023 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Stephen Kenny “deserves credit” for bringing through several young players during his time in charge of the Republic of Ireland but his successor needs to be “cute” to improve results according to Liam Brady.

During his three-and-a-half-year reign as manager, Kenny gave 26 players their competitive debut but Ireland fell well short in their bit bid to reach a major tournament.