Ireland have gone 15 competitive games without a win after Saturday evening’s 1-1 draw with Azerbaijan. The managersKenny has been in charge for 15 matches in total and has recorded just a single win, a 4-1 friendly victory over minnows Andorra in June. His 11 competitive games have resulted in four draws and seven defeats, one of them on penalties in Slovakia after a 90-minute stalemate. The playersThere has been a significant turnaround in personnel since Ireland last tasted competitive victory, a 2-0 win over Gibraltar in Dublin in June 2019. A return of just seven goals in those 15 games goes a long way towards explaining the Ireland’s difficulties.

Source: Irish Examiner September 05, 2021 15:45 UTC