Nathan Collins believes Heimir Hallgrimsson’s style is ‘very easy’ to get behind

Ireland defensive talisman relishing World Cup qualifying push

Nathan Collins

Nathan Collins has admitted Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson is an easy man to get behind as he attempts to lead the nation to the 2026 World Cup finals.

The 58-year-old Icelander took charge in July last year and has since been gearing up for the qualifying campaign which gets under way on Saturday evening when Hungary visit the Aviva Stadium.

Hallgrimsson’s record to date is modest – he has won four competitive games and lost four, albeit two of them to England in the Nations League – in addition to two friendly draws, but he is confident the squad he inherited from Stephen Kenny has developed and continues to do s

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