Ireland boss wants to take positives from comeback draw

Or does he persist with Matt Doherty, whose pairing with left-sided centre-half Nathan Collins was a real problem area for Ireland?

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And how does he get more out of Josh Cullen and Jason Knight from a progressive point of view?

The pair were solid in their defensive duties, but lacked penetration, both in their running and in their passing, until Hungary were reduced to 10 men.

One pressing issue for the Ireland boss is his side's tendency to go behind before clicking into gear.

Saturday was the eighth time in nine competitive games under his charge that the Boys in Green conceded first.

They lost four of those, came back to win three and drew on Saturday.

"Obviously we will look at this and analyse it," he said. "But like I said inside, it can't be a trend to concede the first goal, especially early in the game.

"But if it helps us release pressure, then it's better to concede in the second minute than in the 60th minute.