REPUBLIC OF IRELAND boss Giovanni Trapattoni says he’s open to the idea of managing in Serie A again, according to reports.
Trapattoni, who spent more than 20 seasons as a club coach in Italy, was asked about the possibility of a return some day and said — ”Never say never.”
“I always want to win,” Italian media reports Trap, 74, as saying. “Even returning to a Serie A side like Napoli – why not?
Am I putting myself forward for the job? Everyone knows my motto: never say never in football.I also tell club Presidents: don’t look at my birth certificate, because that doesn’t reflect my real age.
Trapattoni and assistant Marco Tardelli have been under increased pressure since Ireland’s calamitous 6-1 defeat against Germany last year and face an uphill battle to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Trap heads to Carrick-on-Shannon on Monday where he will announce his squad for the upcoming friendlies against England, Georgia and Spain as well as next month’s qualifier against the Faroe Islands.
Fair play to ya Chris,don’t be afraid to fail , hope Wales go all the way.
They need to scrap that poxy yellow card rule , to many players are missing huge games for silly yellow cards . That ref was trigger happy with his cards , poor Ramsey gonna miss this biggest game of gis life for an accidental handball ,bullshit
Considering the length of this tournament, should have been an amnesty by the semi’s….. Stupid rules….
Crazy that there’s no amnesty.
Yellow Cards in consecutive games should result in a one match ban….. Other than that they shouldn’t count. Very harsh. He was brilliant today…..
Agree Ryan,he should at least be able to appeal it.
Totally agree. No way should you miss a semi or final..carry it forward and maybe make it a 2 game ban for next qualifying tournament? ??-
Belgium : A country that bottles great beer and big tournaments. Fair play to Wales.
England to sign up Colman in £10 million deal.
Emotional Cookie-monster motivates an entire country. Sports people of all grades appreciate the hard work that goes into creating the winning team effort. That was a proud moment for our Celtic comrades!!
Bale vs Ronaldo Semi-final… can’t wait
Team player v me feiner
I really hope they go all the way
Portugal have really rode their luck in their last 2 games and have not been at all impressive…. Wales have every chance….. could they repeat Denmark and Greece as being underdog champions? Either way I fancy them against Portugal.
Amazing amazing achievement by Wales which kind of puts were we are as a football team into perspective. Look at how they beat Belgium- playing football & not in anyway hanging on. We on the other hand seem to have this slight sense of euphoria about the euros yet we literally can’t play football. Still long ball rubbish. The sense is that we are on the right track – we’re not. And the media is still on about how great our fans are. Some joke.
Fair play to Wales. We have vastly improved since the last tournament. no disrespect to Brady but she’s a not Bail.
damn autocorrect. Brady is not Bail
Well england were you watching…??.I rest my case!!
What case is that?