Trap to send for goalbuster

Having seen his side create a number of clear-cut chances against Wales only to draw a frustrating blank on Wednesday night, Giovanni Trapattoni was almost channelling Ray Parker Jr yesterday: If there’s something weird and it don’t look good, who ya gonna call? Goalbuster.

Or to put it another way, Robbie Keane will come straight back into the team for next month’s World Cup qualifier against Sweden – a home game in which, with three points the target, at least one goal is mandatory. And, as we know, Keane hasn’t often been found wanting in that department.

Not that Trapattoni was being anything other than sympathetic to Shane Long, who failed to put away a couple of inviting chances in Cardiff.