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#Giovanni Trapattoni
# giovanni-trapattoni - Friday 15 May, 2020
20 years of drama in Irish football, Chapter 5: 'Trap was like the Pope, I know because I worked with both'
We open the dressing room door to find out exactly what life was like for Ireland’s players under Giovanni Trapattoni.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Sunday 4 August, 2019
'The best players in the world get criticised, and if you took it to heart you wouldn’t be in this game'
Former Irish international Paul Green speaks to The42 about dealing with criticism, Euro 2012 and his ongoing club career.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Sunday 23 September, 2018
'It's frustrating, actually. You're off the radar. You're playing in a so-called lesser league, in their eyes'
Andy Keogh has been a consistent goalscorer in Australia for the last four years but isn’t expecting a call anytime soon from the Republic of Ireland.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Tuesday 4 September, 2018
A brief history of Irish players falling out with the national team's management
Harry Arter is not the first Ireland player to step away from international football.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Sunday 11 February, 2018
Irish football loved and shunned Wes Hoolahan for what he represented
The Norwich star announced his international retirement at the age of 35 during the week.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Saturday 19 August, 2017
"People say: 'Bloody hell, what happened you after that? It ruined you'"
Ex-Ireland international and current Billericay Town star Kevin Foley on Euro 2012 heartache and a career full of highs and lows.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Thursday 4 May, 2017
Former Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has been overlooked for the South Africa job
Roberto Mancini and Lothar Matthaus were also said to have applied for the role, but all have been snubbed.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Friday 17 February, 2017
Ex-Ireland boss Trapattoni aiming to make international football return
The South African Football Association say the veteran Italian manager is among the applicants for the vacant national team post.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Wednesday 30 November, 2016
James McClean: I felt a bit insulted by Trapattoni
The Boys in Green winger contrasted his relationship with the Italian coach to the more positive one enjoyed with Martin O’Neill.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Friday 21 October, 2016
Trap favourite Andy Keogh nets hat-trick for Perth Glory in the A-League
It was the Dubliner’s second treble down under.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Tuesday 6 September, 2016
# giovanni-trapattoni - Tuesday 21 June, 2016
It's been a long time since Ireland bounced back from competitive defeat with a victory
History is against us as we face into a must-win Euro 2016 clash with Italy.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Monday 23 May, 2016
5 things we can learn from Ireland's Euro 2012 campaign
Ireland scored just one goal and lost all three games in Poland.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Thursday 7 April, 2016
Trap criticises Pep's approach: 'Tick, tack, tick, tack... tuck, tuck, tuck... Too little revenue'
The ex-Ireland boss favours a more direct style of play.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Wednesday 24 February, 2016
Giovanni Trapattoni praises Roy Keane impact with Ireland
The former Boys in Green boss says that Martin O’Neill’s team can do well at Euro 2016 if they “fight a lot” against technically superior opposition.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Thursday 11 February, 2016
Perennially underappreciated, Trapattoni made Ireland a competitive force again
It’s eight years today since the Italian coach was confirmed as the new Irish manager.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Monday 12 October, 2015
Ireland's recent play-off history not great but there are still reasons to be hopeful
Over the last two decades, we’ve faced into this situation six times.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Wednesday 7 October, 2015
Which Irish international football manager are you?
Are you more of a Jack Charlton or a Martin O’Neill?
# giovanni-trapattoni - Monday 7 September, 2015
Here are 6 other times when Ireland met Georgia
The Boys in Green’s opponents tonight are familiar foes.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Friday 4 September, 2015
# giovanni-trapattoni - Saturday 20 June, 2015
A former Ireland manager is among 59 applicants for the Ivory Coast job
Ex-France coach Raymond Domenech is also in the running for the coveted position.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Saturday 6 June, 2015
'Blatter said to me 'let’s find a way we could forget'. But I am not someone with two faces' - Trapattoni
The former Ireland manager has made the claim about Fifa’s outgoing president.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Thursday 30 April, 2015
9 other infamous football manager interviews
Following Nigel Pearson’s bizarre rant, we recall more notorious managerial moments.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Sunday 28 December, 2014
Familiarity with Trap methods bred, if not contempt, maybe boredom -- Stephen Hunt
The international winger also gave an entertaining insight into his rivalry with James McClean (and Bobby Convey).
# giovanni-trapattoni - Friday 12 December, 2014
Former Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni claims Mario Balotelli will have career regrets
Some straight talking from the 75-year-old.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Saturday 15 November, 2014
Opinion: Trapattoni's legacy and the trauma of Cyprus still hampering the Irish team
Martin O’Neill’s side suffered a setback last night following an uninspired display.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Sunday 26 October, 2014
‘By and large, the Irish played the way we expected them to’
A little less than two weeks on from Ireland’s shock Euro 2016 result, journalist Uli Hesse tells us why German football has gone backwards of late.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Thursday 4 September, 2014
Dunphy 'baffled' by O'Neill's Ireland team
The controversial pundit has suggested last night’s Oman friendly was a “completely meaningless exercise”.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Tuesday 1 July, 2014
Giovanni Trapattoni in talks to become next Ivory Coast manager
The former Ireland boss claims he could also have taken the Morocco job.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Friday 9 May, 2014
Trapattoni claims Irish people more passionate about rugby than soccer
The former Ireland manager expressed his views in a column for Gazzetto dello Sport.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Friday 25 April, 2014
Clockwork Orange: Barry Maguire still hopeful of representing Ireland
After seven years of tentative flirting by the FAI, it was actually Giovanni Trapattoni who arranged the first formal meeting with the then Utrecht midfielder in 2011.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Thursday 6 March, 2014
Analysis: Why are Ireland so prone to fading out of games?
Martin O’Neill’s side produced an uneven display against a superior Serbian side last night.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Wednesday 5 March, 2014
Flashback: Kennedy stunner earns Ireland vital World Cup qualifying victory over Yugoslavia
Ireland have met Yugoslavia/Serbia six times over the course of their history.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Tuesday 4 March, 2014
5 talking points ahead of Ireland v Serbia
What formation will the team play? Is Darren Randoph going to be given a chance?
# giovanni-trapattoni - Friday 21 February, 2014
Trapattoni in talks to take over as Ivory Coast manager after World Cup - reports
The Italian isn’t ready to retire just yet.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Thursday 2 January, 2014
Trapattoni applied for Hannover job, says chairman
Former Turkey international Tayfun Korkut was eventually appointed.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Monday 30 December, 2013
How Roy Keane and Martin O’Neill restored our faith in Irish football in 2013
The duo had a positive impact on supporter morale when they took over the national side earlier this year.
A sporting history of 2013 in 10 objects
From Davy’s Mi Wadi to Robert Heffernan’s gold.
# giovanni-trapattoni - Saturday 28 December, 2013
Christmas report card: how Ireland's football stars fared this year
We rate every member of the Irish team based on the past 12 months and determine how likely each individual is to become key to Martin O’Neill’s plans.
Trapattoni not interested in Lazio job as he eyes World Cup role
The former Ireland boss does not fancy punching in from 9 to 5 each day and working weekends to boot.
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'Not every donut will have a hole': Trap was co-commentator on Italian TV & everyone loved it
The former Republic of Ireland boss was a breath of fresh air.
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