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Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson
Republic of Ireland Head Coach Heimir Hallgrímsson has named his 24 man squad for the UEFA Nations League fixtures against Finland and Greece.
In the press conference the new Ireland coach had to answer for a couple of shock omissions from the squad.
The new coach went brave leaving out Matt Doherty and Seamus Coleman who have been mainstays in Republic of Ireland teams for the best part of a decade. When asked about leaving out the two premiere league full backs, Heimir had this to say, "We know that Matt and Seamus have been here for a long time in the squad. Our most experienced full backs. Our best full backs, playing at a high level for a long time. But unfortunately they will not play forever."
"This is the only chance for us to experiment, this is why we opted with other players at this stage."
Talking about the reaction of Doherty he said "I called Matt yesterday, he was not happy of course, he wants to play every game for Ireland. I assured him its not like we are leaving him out."
Looking then to the 24 that the manager has selected to face Finland and Greece:
Goalkeepers: Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool), Mark Travers (AFC Bournemouth), Max O'Leary (Bristol City)
Defenders: Festy Ebosele (Watford, on loan from Udinese), Andrew Omobamidele (Nottingham Forest), Nathan Collins (Brentford), Mark McGuinness (Luton Town), Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town), Liam Scales (Celtic), Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City), Robbie Brady (Preston North End).
Midfielders: Josh Cullen (Burnley), Jason Knight (Bristol City), Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion), Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town), Jamie McGrath (Aberdeen).
Forwards: Adam Idah (Celtic), Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion), Chiedozie Ogbene (Ipswich Town), Kasey McAteer (Leicester City), Sammie Szmodics (Ipswich Town), Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion), Troy Parrott (AZ Alkmaar).
The time and dates for the two upcoming away days for the boys in green:
10/10 - Finland v Ireland, Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, 7.45pm (9.45pm local time)
13/10 - Greece v Ireland, Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens, 7.45pm (9.45pm local time)
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