Heimir Hallgrimsson, manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team, clarified his controversial remarks about Shamrock Rovers following their European success. Initially stating he hoped Rovers players would experience a 'career change,' the comments sparked backlash from Rovers boss Stephen Bradley, who deemed them disrespectful. Hallgrimsson responded by emphasizing his intention to compliment Rovers and his history of including domestic players in national squads, asserting that success in European competitions should draw recognition to both the club and its players, and lamenting the existing divide he perceives in Irish football.
If I said it in a way that players need to leave to get into the national team that was not the way it was meant.
I have regularly taken domestic players into the national team just to shake the boat and to respect the league.
It feels like it is a fight, and I don't understand it. If the national team does well, the League of Ireland does well.
If you do as well as Shamrock Rovers did you are playing at the level we are comparing the other players to.
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