O’Shea shamed by manner of defeat

Republic of Ireland skipper John O’Shea had no qualms in agreeing that last night’s record home defeat at the Aviva Stadium was an utter humiliation.

But O’Shea, captaining the side in place of the injured Robbie Keane, insists Ireland were simply beaten by a class side in Germany and Giovanni Trapattoni’s side have to dust themselves down quickly to remain in contention in Group C of the World Cup qualifiers.

“Obviously, look it’s a massive humiliation at home against anybody,” said a disconsolate O’Shea. “You don’t want to lose a match and there is a way to lose a match. There is not much you can say. Germany are a very good team, but we gave them a helping hand with lots of the goals.”