Relaxed Trap already looking to the future

WITH THAT sensational scoreline in Tallinn havingrendered tomorrow night’s second leg more of a testimonial than a test, Giovanni Trapattoni can already afford to look forward to the European Championship finals — and beyond.

Of course, the manager will continue to sound all the right diplomatic and professional notes ahead of tomorrow’s game but, following Friday night’s decisive result in Estonia, even he, the master of the “leetle detail”, has been able to indulge in the rare luxury of contemplating the big picture.

And when he does, the manager sees a place in it for the veteran players in the Irish squad, even after the finals in Poland and Ukraine.