Trap sticks to his system

IT’S LIKE déjà vu all over again, except for France and France again you can substitute Russia and Slovakia.

Once more after a home competitive defeat, the post-mortem has seen the manager’s tactics come under renewed attack, the players roundly criticised and reports of mutterings of discontent within the Irish camp.

The difference this time is that, despite a spirited late Irish rally narrowing the margin of defeat to just the one on Tuesday, the final score could not disguise the fact that Ireland had not only been beaten, they had been outclassed.