It doesn’t matter if the roof is closed, says Marco

Giovanni Trapattoni had said he was concerned about the atmosphere and Alan Kelly had expressed worries about the flight of the ball, but, seemingly resigned to the roof in the Friends Arena being closed in Stockholm tomorrow night, Marco Tardelli now says it doesn’t really matter to the visitors.

“We are very strong and it makes no difference to us whether we play with the roof closed or not,” said Ireland’s assistant manager.

“For me it’s no problem but I don’t know about the players. Fifa decide. Everything in football is decided by Fifa/Uefa.”