Another hectic weekend of Irish football delivered goals in abundance, late drama and injuries shaping narratives. In the midst of the uncertainty of the January transfer window, many Irish players are striving to establish themselves in first-team football – or earn moves to bigger and better things – all with an eye on working their way into Heimir Hallgrímsson’s plans ahead of the World Cup playoff against the Czech Republic in March. Starting on a down note, Evan Ferguson picked up a back injury against Sassuolo last weekend, an issue that ruled him out of both Roma’s midweek fixture and their weekend league meeting with Torino. While the injury is not believed to be serious, the timing...
