'We don't have an identity and that's the big problem' - Stephen Elliott and Alan Cawley analyse Ireland's low ebb

Former Republic of Ireland striker Stephen Elliott believes the Boys in Green's Euro 2024 qualifying campaign is already a write-off and that there is a wider issue of a lack of identity when it comes to the national team.

Ireland beat Gibraltar 3-0 at the Aviva Stadium on Monday night but it came three days after a torrid experience in Athens against the group's fourth seeds Greece which resulted in a damaging 2-1 defeat.

Speaking on the RTÉ Soccer Podcast alongside former League of Ireland-winning midfielder Alan Cawley, Elliott offered a bleak assessment of Ireland's chances of hauling themselves into contention within what was already a difficult group.

"The damage was done in Greece. We're talking about the qualification, we've got no chance," he said.

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"Minimum we needed to get a draw even out in Greece but we ended up coming away with nothing.

"This qualifying campaign is over and we've got two games coming up in September (away to France and home to the Netherlands).

"You can claim you've always got a fighter's chance but we've no chance. We really have no chance."

Reflecting on the starting team picked in Athens, Elliott was surprised by the decision to include Darragh Lenihan as the left-sided centre-back nearest to winger-turned-wing-back Callum O'Dowda, whose handball led to Greece's penalty.

But it was up front that he saw as the biggest concern with Adam Idah, who later scored his first senior goal against Gibraltar, was taken off at half-time in Greece, having been