‘Naive’ O’Shea riles Trap

Giovanni Trapattoni has described his annoyance at the fact John O’Shea risked aggravating an injury on the eve of the European Championship finals, saying that it was “silly” and “naive” of him to play for Sunderland in last Sunday’s game against Manchester United.

Having taken a knock in his previous outing for the club, O’Shea was forced to limp out of the game against United at the Stadium of Light, initially leading manager Martin O’Neill to express fears that it might be a recurrence of a calf injury which could keep him out of the Euros.

However, a subsequent scan at the club revealed O’Shea had in fact mildly aggravated an ankle knock and that no serious damage had been incurred. The player has since been in touch with the Ireland manager to assure him that the injury is “not too bad” and that he will be able to train with the squad in Dublin next week.