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15th November 2021
11:16am GMT

"They behaved in an unsporting way after the match, they did not behave as sportsmen." "I was unhappy with the behaviour of the staff of Ireland," he added. "They made a big deal when they were winning. In Ireland [back in March], when we were winning they immediately disappeared into the dressing room, we didn't do that, it was not fair play and very disappointing "We are not used to that from British teams."Next into the press conference room was Stephen Kenny. The Ireland manager was joined by goalscorer Chiedoze Ogbene and had plenty to say after being informed of Holtz' comments.
"I’m disappointed that he denigrated all the great players that played for Ireland. We had Denis Irwin in with us recently, an incredible player, Roy Keane, all the players before that like Giles, Brady, McGrath and McCarthy. "All these players who represented Ireland and Robbie Keane and Damien Duff and the great players of the modern era."Kenny won the latest round, but one hopes we do not have to worry ourselves too much about Luxembourg for the next while. This Ireland team are starting to look up. 2022 will show if they can truly build on the promise of the past few games.
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