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Published 21:48 16 Oct 2018 BST
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"I take issue with the point that players aren't coached," he said on Virgin Media sport. "I played under Martin O'Neill for 4 years, and I never stepped across the white line and didn't know what my role was in the team...It's a team low on confidence."https://twitter.com/VMSportIE/status/1052267559117053953 And the former England striker leapt to O'Neill's defence by going along with the 'he doesn't have the players' brigade.
"I look at the two sides tonight and I think, how many of those Irish lads would get into the Welsh team? I see creativity with Wales and I don't see it with the Irish team. "They don't have creativity and that's the biggest worry. It's not like ten years ago when you'd Duff and Keane who could nick you a goal..." "Ireland don't have players of this ilk (Ampadu, Bale Ramsay)...This is the worst Irish side I can remember..Absolutely," he said.Brian Kerr had a different reading of the whole Ireland set-up. The former Republic of Ireland manager sees confusion and disarray amongst the players.
"I think there's confusion about the positions they're supposed to be in and the roles they're supposed to perform." "I accept that technically, the players aren't gifted, but I think they're better than what we're seeing."https://twitter.com/VMSportIE/status/1052264478098763776 After Ireland turned in yet another drab performance against Wales in the Aviva on Tuesday night, it certainly looks like Kerr has a more accurate view of the situation.
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