Trap: Green is our Gattuso

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni believes Leeds midfielder Paul Green could be Ireland’s answer to Gennaro Gattuso.

Trap: Green is our Gattuso
Thu, 21 Mar, 2013 - 18:45

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni believes Leeds midfielder Paul Green could be Ireland’s answer to Gennaro Gattuso.

Trapattoni has preferred Green, not universally popular among fans and pundits, to Wigan’s James McCarthy for his side’s vital World Cup qualifier in Sweden.

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CourtsSoccerWorld Cup QualifiersPlace: SwedenPlace: Friends ArenaPlace: EnglandPlace: SwedishPerson: GreenPerson: Giovanni TrapattoniPerson: Paul GreenPerson: Gennaro GattusoPerson: TrapattoniPerson: James McCarthyPerson: Seamus ColemanPerson: Marc WilsonPerson: StilesPerson: ColemanPerson: –Person: GattusoPerson: Nobby StilesPerson: LionelPerson: Glenn WhelanPerson: McCarthyPerson: JamesPerson: WhelanPerson: Ciaran ClarkPerson: John O’SheaPerson: David FordePerson: Shane LongPerson: Robbie KeanePerson: Kevin DoylePerson: Robbie BradyPerson: BradyPerson: WilsonPerson: MessiPerson: Zlatan) IbrahimovicEvent: World CupEvent: England World CupEvent: Champions LeagueEvent: Euro 2012Organisation: Republic of IrelandOrganisation: LeedsOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: WiganOrganisation: Aston VillaOrganisation: MillwallOrganisation: Wolves’Organisation: HullOrganisation: PolandOrganisation: SwedenOrganisation: Germany
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