New Republic of Ireland coach Alan Mahon doesn't believe there will be issues in the transition to the Carla Ward era following the fallout from departure of Eileen Gleeson and Colin Healy last year.
Mahon is part of the new staff under Ward, which also includes Amber Whitley and Emma Byrne, as Ireland prepare to face Turkey in the UEFA Nations League on Friday.
That has led to some kickback from players, including experienced Denise O’Sullivan describing the handling of it as "disrespectful" and that it left a "bad taste in her mouth."
Mahon was asked if there was a need to convince the players the new management are right for job, given the unhappiness over how the exits were handled.
He said: "I think when you're a player, you're playing for your country. I think all players will put in 100%.
"I think that it is down to us on the coaching side of stuff to make sure everything is right and they get all the information that's needed for them. I think when you're playing international football, you just focus on being the best version of yourself as a player, which they all do.
"The squad itself is a strong squad so it's down to us and obviously with Carla's tactical awareness and some of the stuff I'll do technically, that we just try to enhance what has already been built."
Mahon revealed he was contacted by the new Ireland boss before her appointment as she planned her backroom team if successful, with circumstances falling right for the former Irish international to return to these shores.
"I got a phone call off Carla around Christmas time when she was going through the process and I had been speaking to her for ages, and that was it, Mahon explained.
"I was half-based in Ireland. Long story short, I was looking after my mother, so I was actually in Ireland and the timing was actually quite right, to be fair. It was really nice.
"Today is the first full training session, so it's been very good. Obviously, we've had the extra day of rest yesterday, so we got the girls to come in and settle down a bit. We normally train matchday plus one, or we'd be training yesterday, but we've given the players the extra day off. I think it's benefited them really. So far, so good."
Mahon brings considerable knowledge from his time with Women’s Super League side Manchester City as a coach, describing the set-up as the club as "very integrated".
"They've really pushed it and I think that was the whole premise of the women's team at Man City to obviously change the perception.
"Obviously it was well-funded and it has progressed as you've seen over the years. The standard and the levels of the game in the WSL have really increased."
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