Republic boss Stephen Kenny ‘hungry and determined to do well’

Enda Stevens has warned the Republic of Ireland’s opponents not to under-estimate new manager Stephen Kenny because of his career path. Mick McCarthy’s successor has spent much of his managerial career, apart from a brief spell in Scotland with Dunfermline, working in the League of Ireland and does not boast the same profile as the likes of the former Ireland skipper and predecessors Martin O’Neill and Giovanni Trapattoni. However, Sheffield United defender Stevens, who played at home for UCD, St Patrick’s Athletic and Shamrock Rovers before moving to England with Aston Villa, does not believe that is an impediment as he attempts to establish himself on the international stage.