Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson: 'We can be bad cop, bad cop, or good cop, good cop'      

The Icelander named his first squad ahead of a Nations League double header.

DOUBLE ACT: Head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson and assistant coach John O'Shea at the Aviva Stadium on Thursday. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Heimir Hallgrimsson insists he has no problem being the bad cop in his partnership with John O’Shea after the pair presented the first squad of his tenure together.

The new Ireland boss broke from predecessor’s tradition by announcing a smaller squad of 23 players for the opening games – the Nations League visits of England and Greece on September 7 and 10.