O'Dea critical of Gibson no-show

Republic of Ireland defender Darren O’Dea insists he would never reject a call-up to the international squad, unlike Darron Gibson.

Gibson stood a good chance of starting the Republic’s World Cup qualifier in Kazakhstan tomorrow due to an injury to Paul Green and the suspension of Keith Andrews, but the Everton midfielder turned down the chance to join up with Giovanni Trapattoni’s 23-man squad.