Giovanni Trapattoni today (May 29) submitted his 23 player list to UEFA for EURO 2012. With only 12 days to go until Ireland kick off against Croatia, Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni have named his 23 man which includes players such as John O’Shea and Shay Given who have been carrying knocks.
Commenting on the selection, Giovanni Trapattoni said;
“With the injuries that we experienced in the squad over the past week, I have had to make a tough decision when it comes to naming the 23 players that must be submitted to UEFA for the championship. Kevin Foley, John O’Shea, Paul McShane, Darren O’Dea, Shay Given had all been carrying knocks and we have been monitoring them closely in their recovery. Although Kevin has been recovering well, I have made the difficult decision to leave him out of the 23 player list after completing fitness tests on John O’Shea and Paul Mc Shane this morning. I have spoken to him and understand how difficult it is, saying that he can remain with the squad if he wishes.”
Republic of Ireland squad numbers, UEFA EURO 2012
1 Shay Given 20/04/76
2 Sean St Ledger 28/12/84
3 Stephen Ward 20/08/85
4 John O’Shea 30/04/81
5 Richard Dunne 21/09/79
6 Glenn Whelan 13/01/84
7 Aiden McGeady 04/04/86
8 Keith Andrews 13/09/80
9 Kevin Doyle 18/09/83
10 Robbie Keane 08/07/80
11 Damien Duff 02/03/79
12 Stephen Kelly 06/09/83
13 Paul Mc Shane 06/01/86
14 Jonathan Walters 20/09/83
15 Darron Gibson 25/10/87
16 Keiren Westwood 23/10/84
17 Stephen Hunt 01/08/81
18 Darren O’Dea 04/02/87
19 Shane Long 22/01/87
20 Simon Cox 28/04/87
21 Paul Green 10/04/83
22 James McClean 22/04/89
23 David Forde 20/12/79
