Believe in me: No gaffes for Trapattoni in impressive debut

“I’M the gaffer,” said Steve Staunton two years ago.

“Believe in me,” Giovanni Trapattoni said yesterday. No prizes for guessing who sounded more convincing.

Six months after Staunton’s exit, the Italian was officially unveiled yesterday as the new Irish soccer manager at the RDS and he impressed immediately with his grasp of English as well as an obvious enthusiasm for his new role.