Creating the perfect Trap

YOU can say what you like about Giovanni Trapattoni — but you can’t argue with his record as a club manager.

Of current active managers, only Alex Ferguson has won more trophies, although Trap’s 10 league titles, won with five different teams in four different countries, tells its own story.

It is his record as Italy coach, when the Azzurri were knocked out of the 2002 World Cup in the first knockout round by hosts South Korea and then failed to qualify from their Euro 2008 group after drawing with Sweden and Denmark, that might flag up some warning signs for Ireland.