STRIKER Chiedozie Ogbene gave the all-clear ahead of the World Cup double header after a risk of injury to work with the Irish squad in Dublin.
The 24-year-old, who impressed in last month’s internationals, was concerned when he was knocked down under a tough challenge and then on Saturday in the second half of Rotherham United’s FA Cup game against the non-league game Bromley What was exchanged was initial fears of a possible broken leg.
The defender in question was sent off for the challenge against Ogbene and United boss Paul Warne opted to remove him, but the manager confirmed after the game that Cork boy Ogbene is fit. “It’s not an injury, I wanted to come on anyway,” said Warne after the 3-0 win.
“I didn’t know if that would have upset Chio a bit. At the time we were a little worried, we didn’t know if he broke his leg, luckily not. Your player lost control and it was a red card it wasn’t a drama and I think Chio enjoyed making the longest walk back to the dugout.
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Jason Knight of the Republic of Ireland will be tackled by Olivier Thill in the Wold Cup qualifier against Luxembourg
Jason Knight of the Republic of Ireland will be tackled by Olivier Thill in the Wold Cup qualifier against Luxembourg
Another boost for manager Stephen Kenny was the sight of Jason Knight ending the 90 minutes for Derby in the 1-1 draw at Millwall, Dubliner Knight returning to full fitness after a hamstring injury after being out for two weeks. Ireland’s U-21 squad Festy Ebosele (19) marked the game with his first goal for the senior team and coach Wayne Rooney praised the former St. Joseph’s Boys player.
“Festy has the ability to cause problems for teams. If he keeps working and improving he can be a great player,” said Rooney. “It’s hard to play against Festy – he’s raw, fast and strong,” said Rooney, delighted to see Ebosele easily move from his usual full-back role to a more offensive position.
“He’s going to make mistakes on the pitch, we know that, he’s a young player, but I thought he was very good, always a threat and it was a nice finish for him too. I was really happy for him because he put “a lot of work into it.”
“I spoke to Festy at the end of last season, he was playing in the back right. I just had the feeling that his qualities could be very dangerous if he played higher on the pitch.”
“So we talked to him and watched videos with him and worked a lot with him to make him a more offensive player. I think you’ve seen it on teams with Mikhail Antonio at West Ham and Adama Traore at Wolves who are have changed. ” Positions. “
