Quotes from Matt Doherty

I did a video interview straight after the Scottish Cup Final and I reacted to some abuse from Twitter. Dangerous, of course. The Hibs fans took it that I didn't care... they took it all the wrong way.

There's talented players in the Ireland set-up and if we can get all us gelling together, you'll have a good team.

When you were away with Ireland, you didn't really have that much coaching. It was more of five-a-side, or 11-a-side game, and that would be it.

It's up to me to find a way to bring out my best game when I put on the Ireland jersey.

I left school to go to so many trials. There was no point in me going to school because I was away all the time.

My international career hasn't kicked off quite as much as I'd have liked it.

It's never nice to lose 3-0 and have the ball knocked round you a bit towards the end.

It's hard to put your shoulders back and say, 'right lads, let's win this game,' when we're not actually winning anything.

There's no point in playing underage football until you are 23. You've got to be able to play in games, cope in men's football and that almost certainly means that you have to go to the lower leagues.

I've got Spurs gear on - that's all I care about.

I haven't been hung up on the international scene, I'm not sitting there waiting on the Ireland squad to be announced to see if I am in it.

You have to try and take games by the scruff of the neck... you can't mollycoddle everyone.

People have just got to do it themselves in their own minds, believe when they get the chance they are going to score. You have to have no doubt about it at all.

There is competition for places and everyone is bringing the best out of each other. There is no problem there. It's just the way it is.

There have been a lot of ups and downs.

I just have to put even more focus and concentration in for 90 minutes and try to be mistake-free, while also expressing myself in the offensive parts of the field.

My left foot is not the strongest but I can be clever by going round somebody or using the right side of my foot.

I was in the team and then I had COVID and came out, and struggled to get back in.

I used to sit next to Danny Batth in the changing room and he was vegan. I thought, maybe I'll try it. I got leaner and I'm in the best shape I've ever been.

There are things I need to improve on and things I need to adapt to.

In the stadium when you're playing, you feel the negative vibe going around for not playing the ball forward, or for not pressing.

I've never been in a major competition. If you don't want to be there, you might as well leave now because it would be crazy to not want to be playing in Dublin at a Euros.

My mam is Dutch but I'm green.

I just didn't play. It's not the end of the world. You've got to respect the 11 that go out.