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Matt Doherty says that he alone is to blame for not replicating for the Republic of Ireland the form of the Premier League that earned Spurs a £ 16 million move this summer.
The 28-year-old readily admits that his performances for his country have not come close to what he produced for the Wolves over the past two seasons.
Doherty was among the best right backs in the division at Molineux and has started equally impressively at Spurs with José Mourinho.
The Dubliner will win just his 12th international game for his country during the Euro 2020 play-off semi-final on Wednesday night in Slovakia, and he knows more is expected of him.
“You could say that I have not been the same player for Ireland as in the Premier League,” he said from Bratislava.
I guess we play differently. We probably don’t have as much ball as at club level. I don’t necessarily have a problem with that.
It is up to me to find a solution. It’s up to me to find a way to get my best game when I put on the Ireland jersey. It’s no one’s fault, no one else is to blame for that other than me. I need to find the way or the way to get my best game here. ‘
Doherty enters the game with dizzying confidence after the Spurs’ free-goal season starts.
He kept his lips tight on Mourinho’s ambitions for the campaign, but did not rule out talk of winning the Premier League title, as he added: ‘The locker room was bouncing after the 6-1 win at Manchester United (Sunday) .
“We had beaten Chelsea on penalties during the week, we beat Maccabi Haiti 7-2. The goals are coming, the boys are playing well. So there is a great atmosphere in the place right now.
“ Obviously we take it game by game, but there is a special atmosphere right now. We really feel like we can do something special with that kind of team. ”
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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