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Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Keiren Westwood is on red alert

Image: Keiren Westwood: Desperate to retain place as Republic of Ireland's number one

Alan Kelly has put Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Keiren Westwood on red alert ahead of the World Cup qualifier against the Faroe Islands.

He had hoped to move in January but that never materialised, and while he insists he is generally happy on Wearside, he is desperate to play. Kelly said: "It's one of those. Keiren will tell you himself in terms of playing - I have been in the situation myself. "But as I have said to him, you can only keep preparing, you can only keep training, you can only keep yourself ready. "When I was playing and not in the team, you have to get yourself right mentally and physically just in case something happens, to be able to say to the manager, 'Yes, I'm right, if called upon, I am ready to perform'. "In terms of the politics of whether he has to move, I wouldn't get involved in that. That's between Keiren and the club, and that's how it should be. "I'm not going to tell Paolo Di Canio how to do his job and he is not going to tell me how to be a goalkeeping coach. You have to respect what is going on there. "It's a manager's decision and that's something that Keiren and him have to organise."

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