The focus may all be on him possibly becoming Celtic manager but Roy Keane reckons that Ireland can be confident heading into the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign beginning in September.
Keane told cameras at the Aviva that he is confident in the current batch of Irish players, and is encouraged by the youth talent coming through. Ireland are stood in good stead thanks to the mix of youth and experience in the side according to the former international who amassed 67 caps during his service in the green shirt.
Martin O'Neill and Keane's Ireland are looking to bounce back from last week's defeat to Turkey. The Corkman says mistakes are OK, as long as they are eradicated by the time the serious stuff gets underway in September.
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The Irish side are currently preparing for their friendly against Italy this Saturday, at Fulham's Craven Cottage.
There seems to be a lot of negativity about a lack of younger players coming through, but from what I've seen we should be a lot more posotive
It's great to have the grassroots, but we need the senior team doing well because we know that there is a massive knock on effect.
We're here to win, It's as simple as that, and we want to play good attractive football on top of that.
