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Giovanni Trapattoni Will Try Everything To Secure Win For Republic Of Ireland In France
Italian to do utmost to ensure Ireland's World Cup qualification...
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Nov 17, 2009 10:09:35 PM
By Adrian Fisk
Giovanni Trapattoni has reassured Republic of Ireland fans by proclaiming he will do everything in his power to overturn the 1-0 deficit against France on Wednesday night.
The Irish face their biggest test in recent years and must beat the French in Paris if they are to compete in next year’s World Cup finals have lost the first-leg in Dublin on Saturday.
"We cannot lose our heads in this situation, we need to be calm, but I will not sit on the bench without trying everything," said Trapattoni, as quoted by the Press Association.
"We can't let the game finish and not get a result because I haven't changed things."
The first-leg at Croke Park was marred by on-pitch bust ups, which are believed to have been sparked by Lassana Diarra’s comments implying that the Republic’s qualifying campaign was over.
The experienced Trapattoni admitted that high pressure situations often elicit extreme reactions and called for calm to prevail.
"Players in games are always under pressure and sometimes, they don't know what happens in these moments," he added.
"I have said to the players, these games are for warm hearts and cool heads. We must play with cool heads, but warm hearts."
Meanwhile, captain Robbie Keane is confident that Ireland are more than capable of achieving the result they need to seal qualification, and that the underdog label will in fact have a positive effect on his side’s mentality.
"Over the years, it suits us probably better because, when we come up against better teams or bigger nations than we are, we always seem to do better against them", said the Tottenham Hotspur man.
"You have seen over the years the favourites and there are always upsets, and I certainly believe there is definitely a twist in this game and by no means is this game over, there's no question about that."
The Spurs star went on to highlight the importance of self-belief in a game of this magnitude, as well as the need for a little luck.
"I think we can turn it around - we have to believe we can turn it around. I have said in the last few days, believe is a massive word and I think everyone in the squad believes that we can win this game," Keane continued.
"But we have got an opportunity now tomorrow to rectify that and hopefully do the job for the team and for the nation, because we certainly deserve a bit of luck."
Giovanni Trapattoni has reassured Republic of Ireland fans by proclaiming he will do everything in his power to overturn the 1-0 deficit against France on Wednesday night.
The Irish face their biggest test in recent years and must beat the French in Paris if they are to compete in next year’s World Cup finals have lost the first-leg in Dublin on Saturday.
"We cannot lose our heads in this situation, we need to be calm, but I will not sit on the bench without trying everything," said Trapattoni, as quoted by the Press Association.
"We can't let the game finish and not get a result because I haven't changed things."
The first-leg at Croke Park was marred by on-pitch bust ups, which are believed to have been sparked by Lassana Diarra’s comments implying that the Republic’s qualifying campaign was over.
The experienced Trapattoni admitted that high pressure situations often elicit extreme reactions and called for calm to prevail.
"Players in games are always under pressure and sometimes, they don't know what happens in these moments," he added.
"I have said to the players, these games are for warm hearts and cool heads. We must play with cool heads, but warm hearts."
Meanwhile, captain Robbie Keane is confident that Ireland are more than capable of achieving the result they need to seal qualification, and that the underdog label will in fact have a positive effect on his side’s mentality.
"Over the years, it suits us probably better because, when we come up against better teams or bigger nations than we are, we always seem to do better against them", said the Tottenham Hotspur man.
"You have seen over the years the favourites and there are always upsets, and I certainly believe there is definitely a twist in this game and by no means is this game over, there's no question about that."
The Spurs star went on to highlight the importance of self-belief in a game of this magnitude, as well as the need for a little luck.
"I think we can turn it around - we have to believe we can turn it around. I have said in the last few days, believe is a massive word and I think everyone in the squad believes that we can win this game," Keane continued.
"But we have got an opportunity now tomorrow to rectify that and hopefully do the job for the team and for the nation, because we certainly deserve a bit of luck."
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