Trapattoni pleased with formation experiment

Giovanni Trapattoni accepted that Serbia had the better of last night’s scoreless draw but was still inclined to take positives from Ireland’s performance in Belgrade.

“This was a good result for us because not alone did we have young players but we had players who are not yet in top condition before the season proper starts,” he said.

In particular, he hailed Keiren Westwood on a night when the number two ‘keeper became the number one man following the retirement of Shay Given.