Brian Kerr came under fire from sections of the Irish support over his comments following Stephen Kenny's side's 1-0 defeat to France on Monday night.
Ireland came very close to scoring late on through a Nathan Collins header, but French goalkeeper Mike Maignan pulled off an incredible save, meaning Benjamin Pavard's stunning strike gave the visitors all three points in Dublin.
Speaking on Virgin Media immediately after the full-time whistle, Kerr said the bottom line was Ireland got beat and "had very little possession until the last few minutes", comments some fans described as "very strange" and "petty".
