AHEAD OF TUESDAY’S international friendly with Oman, the Ireland squad trained at AFC Wimbledon’s Kingsmeadow Stadium this morning.
While goalkeeper Keiron Westwood sat out the session, recent call-up Robbie Brady experienced his first session under Giovanni Trapattoni after linking up with the team yesterday.
James McClean, who apologised to his team-mates after an outburst on Twitter earlier in the week, took full part but Robbie Keane, John O’Shea, Jon Walters and Darren O’Dea – who have all returned to their clubs – were notable absentees.
Ireland meet the Asian side at Craven Cottage on Tuesday evening in their last game before next month’s World Cup qualifier against Germany in Dublin.