Thursday 21 November 2013 13:36, UK
Shane Long admits he is unsure whether his future lies at West Bromwich Albion after talks over a new contract stalled.
Long did just that on Friday night, when he came off the bench to cement a 3-0 friendly victory for Ireland over Latvia with a 79th-minute strike. Martin O'Neill started with skipper Robbie Keane playing as a lone striker and if he persists with that system, Long knows he will have to do something special to get ahead of a man who claimed his 62nd senior international goal in the game. He said: "Robbie has got the record that he has - 62 goals, is it now - and it's obviously going to be tough to get in there. "But I'll just have to bide my time, like I have done, come off the bench and try to make an impact and show what I can do. "But it's a whole new set of players for the gaffer. He only knows two or three of us from playing underneath him, so first impressions are very important and hopefully I gave a good impression of myself."
