O’Shea: Trap won’t let complacency creep in

JOHN O’SHEA has admitted Ireland would have settled with the task of beating Estonia over two legs to qualify for Euro 2012 before the qualifiers began.

Ireland’s play-off opponents are 29 places below them in FIFA’s rankings and have never qualified for a major tournament. But O’Shea has warned that his side cannot underestimate a team that finished above Serbia, Slovenia and Northern Ireland.

And he says manager Giovanni Trapattoni will not allow his men to become complacent as they look to qualify for their first European Championship since 1988.