Murphy: Hard to replace Keane

Ipswich striker Daryl Murphy believes it will take the Republic of Ireland some time to find a goalscorer as prolific as Robbie Keane.

The 35-year-old captain boasts an impressive international scoring record having scored on 67 occasions in 143 appearances for Ireland.

Keane is confident there are more goals to come as he prepares for another major tournament at the European championships in France this summer.

As Ireland prepare for Euro 2016, Murphy considered the task of replacing the LA Galaxy striker in the national team.

“It should be exciting, but you’d want to be a very good striker to break Robbie’s record. I can’t really see that happening in the years to come,” Murphy said.

“If there’s a place there for grabs for any young lad coming through who wants to score goals, then you look up to people like Robbie. He’s a …

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