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Robert Hynes

Republic of Ireland team v Armenia named as Stephen Kenny makes two changes from Scotland defeat

Stephen Kenny has made two changes to the Republic of Ireland side that started Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Scotland in Glasgow for tonight's clash with Armenia.

One of those is forced, with Josh Cullen suspended for the Boys in Green's final Nations League game. Jeff Hendrick starts in his place.

The other change sees Robbie Brady start ahead of James McClean, who has been named on the bench.

READ MORE: Stephen Kenny not concerned about potential tough Euro 2024 qualifying campaign

Meanwhile, Kenny is confident Ireland will head into Euro 2024 qualifying a better team for their Nations League relegation battle.

The 50-year-old has overhauled the squad he inherited from predecessor Mick McCarthy in April 2020 and attempted to instil a new brand of football in a team packed with young players.

But positive results have proved difficult to come by, with his 20 competitive matches to date having yielded just three wins.

However, Kenny said: “We can see the emergence of players, and that’s been critical for us as a nation, critical for us as a team.

“You can see players that are only going to get better, that are on an upward curve in their careers and they will only improve when they get into the European Championship qualifiers from March to November next year.

“In a year’s time, they will be even better – you can see that and that’s by design.

“The players themselves have done that. They have got themselves into the team by their performances at club level and with the international team, so, we are looking to constantly improve.

“We know there are areas we can improve, we are not naive to suggest that isn’t the case.”

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