Wilson wonder strike sinks O’neill again
Ireland booed off after Wilson’s winner but O’neill insists he is man to lead team until 2020
MARTIN O’NEILL has no intention of quitting as Republic of Ireland boss and is convinced Euro 2020 qualification is achievable.
The under-fire manager (below) saw Wales snatch a 1-0 win at Aviva Stadium that leaves the
Boys in Green staring Nations League relegation in the face.
And to rub salt in the wounds, Ryan
Giggs’ young charges did it without star turns Gareth
Bale and Aaron
Ramsey.
Some boos rang out at the final whistle but the boss said: “I don’t know if they were jeers or for the referee.”
But while many
Irish fans have had enough, O’neill insists he will carry on in the job he has held for the last five-years.
“Absolutely,” he said last night, while accepting full responsibility for a second successive defeat
to the Euro 2016 semi-finalists.
O’neill continued: “I’m not so sure that I never not ask questions about myself – I’ve done that as a player and certainly as a manager.
“You’re asking about responsibility and yes, I take responsibility for every kick made out on that field by us.
“That’s my job and that won’t change. There is no question. But I do question everything as a professional and a manager and I’ve always done it.”
Relegation to the third division of the Nations League now looks inevitable – and could be sealed before Ireland facing Denmark in Aarhus on November 19. James Mcclean is also now suspended for that trip.
Wales host Denmark in
Cardiff on November 16 and a result of any description for the Danes will confirm the wooden spoon for the
Boys in Green.
Finishing bottom of this group will mean
Ireland are third seeds when the
Euro 2020 qualifying draw is held in Dublin on
December 2.