Trapattoni calls on Boys in Green to show they’re men

AS it was in the beginning is by no means necessarily how it’s going to be in the end.

Before his side played Ireland in the first game of European Championship qualifying last September in Yerevan, Armenian manager Vardan Minasyan had no hesitation about painting his players as callow underdogs.

“It’s a strong group but the favourites, for me, are Russia andIreland,” he told visiting Irishjournalists. “Then Slovakia andMacedonia, who are also strong teams. To beat a strong team is a very good achievement for us, because it gives us confidence.”