As the clouds finally rolled in over Dublin Bay to call time on a sustained sunny spell in the capital, the Republic of Ireland senior team were getting put through their paces in 32-degree heat.On the road, ahead of next week's Euro 2024 qualifier in Athens, Stephen Kenny’s side are working on a game-plan to bring home all three points from the Greece encounter, yet for this nine-day camp in Antalya, acclimatisation is just as important.The two-game international window marks the beginning of the end of the European soccer season, however, for Adam Idah, the young striker is raring to get going.Joining a virtual press conference from the sunny Turkish resort, Idah reveals that he is in the best shape possible and is primed to play should the manager ask him to lead the line against Greece next Friday, 16 June, or the following Monday back in Dublin against Gibraltar."Hot, I can tell you that, 32 degrees now," said Idah, when asked about the weather over at the training camp."It’s good to get some training in.
A lot of us finished the season about three weeks ago now and have quite a long break so coming to Turkey and having this warm weather camp is going to do us great and prepare us right for Greece."Idah had a slow start to the season in England, coming back from a serious injury, but since December, the striker resumed his role in attack for Norwich and ended the campaign with 25 league appearances.Likewise, his Ireland career was put on hold while he was out injured, and he almost missed the March international window due to a foot injury.The Cork native said that he was far from fully fit when he returned with his club but now feels like he is back to his best and ready to contribute to the cause."I think I feel