Forlan rises above surface tension

DIEGO FORLAN was less than happy with the surface at the Aviva Stadium after Uruguay trained on the pitch yesterday evening.

But the last year’s World Cup Golden Ball winner was looking on the bright side, at least he wasn’t still in Tallinn where his side lost 2-0 to Estonia on Friday in a snowstorm.

So although the pitch, which has been under fire since the Carling Nations Cup matches and hasn’t been helped by the Six Nations clashes with France and England or the recent dry spell in Dublin, came in for some criticism — at least the sun was shining.