Holtz at the press conference in Luxembourg
When Ireland last faced Luxembourg in an international friendly, it wasn’t just the Del Trotter-type sheepskin coat which made their manager stand out, but the battles he fought over the airwaves.
Luc Holtz is the second longest-serving international manager in European football, so clearly a man with experience. Before Ireland last visited Luxembourg, he said that Stephen Kenny’s team had somehow abandoned their principles and reverted to a “British” style of play, while after the game – a 3-0 win for Ireland – he hit out at the “unsporting behaviour of the staff of Ireland” at the final whistle.