Preston captain Alan Browne excelled for Ireland on Saturday night, giving a glimpse to Ryan Lowe of his ability as a right wing back.
Browne is one of a select number of Preston players currently away on international duty rather than sunning himself on holiday.
The Preston captain had a gruelling season anyway with 39 league appearances for North End.
Add in in his international commitments and Browne has been racking up the minutes for club and country.
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Preston captain Alan Browne excelled for Ireland
On Saturday night, Browne started as a right wing back for Ireland as they hosted Scotland.
Ireland really needed a positive result after defeats to Armenia and Ukraine.
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They certainly got that, hammering Scotland 3-0 in a comprehensive victory.
Browne opened the scoring, bundling home a somewhat scruffy close-range finish but you’ve got to be there to score them.
Troy Parrott made it 2-0 before Michael Obafemi lashed in a third.
Browne was praised by the Irish media, with Pundit Arena rating him at 8/10 after a ‘brilliant display’.
Balls.ie went with 8/10 too, branding Browne ‘excellent on the ball’ whilst helping nullify Liverpool ace Andrew Robertson.
The Irish Independent handed Browne an 8/10 too, again hailing him for his work against Robertson.
The Irish Mirror and Sports Joe both went with a 7/10 for Browne as he received plenty of credit over in Ireland.
This is particularly interesting given that Preston are desperately seeking a right wing back this summer.
Ironically, the man coming in to solve that problem may be Cyrus Christie – an international teammate of Browne.
Browne has played as a right wing back before at Preston under Alex Neil and we would have liked to see Ryan Lowe try that too.
Giving Browne a right wing back role may allow Ali McCann to get into the side regularly, which many of us would like to see.
Browne’s display against a star like Robertson shows that he can play that role to a high level, and it’s just food for thought for Lowe as he considers his options for next season.