Brosnan rolling with punches ahead of Hungary test

Courtney Brosnan says the Republic of Ireland have had no time to dwell on Vera Pauw's departure with the focus swiftly switching to a first ever UEFA Nations League campaign.

Pauw departed at the end of last month when the FAI opted not to renew her contract. The Dutch coach had spent almost four years at the helm, leading the country to their first World Cup.

However her reign ended in a messy fallout, with Diane Caldwell delivering a scathing assessment of Pauw's tenure last week when she said Ireland had achieved good results "in spite" of the manager's abilities.

With negativity hanging over the squad like a dark cloud, last Saturday's 3-0 defeat of Northern Ireland in front of almost 36,000 fans at the Aviva Stadium drew a line in the sand.

A new campaign, a new era and a fresh opportunity for Ireland to scale new heights.

With Eileen Gleeson taking the reins on an interim basis, Ireland are now aiming to make it two Nations League wins from two when they face Hungary in Budapest on Tuesday evening [live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 6pm].

"In football, things move really quickly," goalkeeper Brosnan told RTÉ Sport ahead of Tuesday's clash with Hungary in Budapest.

"We had the World Cup and then everything went on with Vera leaving and then we're straight into the Nations League.

"For us, the focus has just been on the Nations League and trying to get these results because we don't want to underestimate these teams, we want to put in good perfomances.

"Sometimes you've got to keep your head down and try to do your talking on the pitch."

Ireland are heavily fancied to overcome the Hungarians, ranked 42nd in the world. The last time the teams met was in the Cyprus Cup back in 2017, when they drew 0-0.

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