Aston Villa midfielder Conor Hourihane earned a cameo appearance for the Republic of Ireland in Tuesday’s 1-1 friendly draw with Poland but did not manage to impress a large section of supporters.
The 27-year-old took his tally of international appearances to seven this week after featuring in the 4-1 UEFA Nations League defeat to Wales prior to the friendly against Ireland, with the comments from some fans suggesting why he hasn’t clocked up more opportunities.
Introduced in the 73rd minute of the 1-1 draw, replacing the impressive Shaun Williams, while Ireland were pegged back by a last-gasp goal from Leeds United’s Matheusz Klich.
Opinions on why Hourihane struggled to perform for Ireland are varied, with some suggesting he is not being managed correctly while others believe the simple answer is that he is not good enough to be playing for his country.
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While he has produced a decent return of two assists in six Championship appearances this season, five of those have come from the substitutes’ bench to suggest that Steve Bruce has turned against the former Barnsley man seeing as he was a regular in the XI last term. We have gathered some of the best reactions below.
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