Trapattoni: I'm not God, but we got it right

Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni insisted he was not God despite seeing his side romp to a 4-0 victory over Estonia.

Trapattoni: I'm not God, but we got it right

Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni insisted he was not God despite seeing his side romp to a 4-0 victory over Estonia.

Trapattoni’s decision to hand striker Jonathan Walters a Euro 2012 play-off mission paid off in style as the Stoke frontman, making his first competitive start for his country at the A Le Coq Arena, opened his goalscoring account as the Republic routed nine-man Estonia to take a massive stride towards next summer’s finals.

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