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Tue 11 Nov 2008Gibson is not fazed by his critics
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND v POLAND:AFTER THE nature of some of the criticism he received for his performance against Cyprus last month, with one pundit dismissing him as a "ninth-choice Manchester United midfielder" who wasn't even worthy of a place in the Irish squad, never mind the team, it's as well for Darron Gibson that he has a quiet self-belief about him.
Crucially, though, as he pointed out to his hometown newspaper the Derry Journal, when they told him of the comments at the time, "two experienced managers are happy with me, so that's good enough for me".
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