'Different animal' - Matt Doherty an Ireland squad shoo-in according to John O'Shea

SHOO-IN: Matt Doherty and assistant head coach John O'Shea during a Republic of Ireland media conference at the FAI Headquarters in Abbotstown, Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

John O’Shea insists club game-time was the determining factor in “different animal” Matt Doherty bouncing back from his shock Ireland axing.

The defender felt “disrespected” when Heimir Hallgrímsson dropped the Wolves man from his squad just one window in his tenure in October.