Ireland blast for ‘arrogant’ Trap as hope of return dims

ANY lingering hopes that Stephen Ireland may yet return to the international arena appear to have been ended after the Manchester City star hit out at Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni over the weekend.

The 23-year-old labelled Trapattoni ‘‘arrogant’’ and suggested the Italian wasn’t really interested in convincing him to end his self-imposed international exile which now stretches to September 2007.

Trapattoni kept his counsel about Ireland’s remarks over the weekend but is believed to have taken a dim view of them.