Giovanni Trapattoni: Ireland’s most popular man - barely speaks English, is not even Irish

trapottoni trapottoni is from italy BUT IS IRISH NOW, ......

Cathal has outdid himself this time. After a career of tugging his forelock to the FAI he expects people to swallow this nonsense. At best Trapattoni deserves grudging respect for deliver a series of results that brought a team to the Euro finals. The man shows no charisma either on or off the pitch. The football played by his teams has been dire and torture to watch. Qualification was based on Richard Dunne's incredible match against Russia and a result in the first leg in Estonia that stank to high heaven. If Ireland was in the Estonian shoes that night we would still be shouting about the injustice. Jack Charlton was hugely popular in Ireland but Trapattoni?

Trap deserves his accolades. However, the honeymoon may be short if he can't find someone to put the leather into the back of the net. Robbie the Keane carries the team on his back for sure. He is the greatest playmaker in the world. However, they need someone with a lightning foot desperately. McGeady looks like he could be the one. Nevertheless, to be outshot 18-2 with corners at 12-1 by Russia in another nil-nil tie sends a note of caution to the celebration of a 1-1 match with a minnow like Estonia. Somewhere, somehow, some way, they have to replay the French for national pride.

We are "Gaelic" and he is "Garlic" ... it's all good ...

69 percent of the world's population cannot speak english and 93 percent are not Irish.He is in a large majority there. I don't care if he is green and from Mars asl long as he get the Irish team to the finals... GO IRISH!!!!!!!!!!