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‘Everything seems fine’ with Hallgrimsson – Doherty

‘Everything seems fine’ with Hallgrimsson – Doherty

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Despite his criticism of Heimir Hallgrimsson last year, Republic of Ireland defender Matt Doherty claims to have a “good relationship” with the manager.

Doherty, 33, publicly expressed his disappointment that he didn’t play in the Nations League’s October games against Greece and Finland.

The Wolves man was called up late for the return game against Finland and the following month’s game against England, and he has once more been named in the squad for the Nations League play-off against Bulgaria this week.

“I respect the remarks I made at the time. The former Tottenham Hotspur player said, “It was a long time ago, and a lot has kind of passed since then.”

“We are currently in a good relationship, and everything seems to be running smoothly.” We haven’t spoken too much.

Everything seems to be alright now, according to the statement from the last time I was in camp.

Although he was a substitute for England in the 5-0 defeat, Doherty won his 48th cap when he started the game against Finland in November.

It’s natural to believe that you want to play in every squad as a player.

He’s a completely different animal, he claims.

Doherty has started the club’s last 16 Premier League games and has regularly appeared on the right-hand side of a back three since Vitor Pereira took over as manager of Wolves in December.

With minutes under his belt, Doherty is described as a “totally different animal” by Republic of Ireland assistant manager John O’Shea.

The key is simple: Matt is playing and playing well once, says the former Manchester United defender.

When he plays football, he’ll realize that he’s a completely different animal.

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Source: BBC

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