Trapattoni - Sammon remains good option for Sweden match

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has said that Conor Sammon remains a good option for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Sweden next month.

The former League of Ireland striker was handed his debut by Trapattoni last night and played the full 90 minutes in the 2-0 win.

“I think he’s a good option for Sweden because, like Poland, there is technical football and also strong football. For example in the past you saw Walters, physically in football is also important. So Sammon is a good option for this next game.”

Trapattoni was also fielded question about Wes Hoolahan, who came on as a substitute and got Ireland’s second goal. Hoolahan may continue to miss out on a starting place as the Italian looks to continue with two strikers.

“[He did well], not only the goal.  In the past with many questions about Hoolahan I said we know very well about Hoolahan. We need two strikers with our team because with one striker all of the team play for the one striker.

“Hoolahan we know many times. With Marco I repeat, maybe we have overlooked him because in this club he play well in this position but his club is no Manchester or Arsenal but he is a good tactical option. In the future we will consider it.

"Two strikers with one (dropping) in midfield is not easy. In his club he play with one in this position. International football is not the club football.”

Trapattoni spoke about the three objectives that he had for his side and that he was please at how his side had played.

“We had three objective for this match - Evaluate the performance of the new players. We wanted to see their quality, personality, their attitude and also their commitment for the 90 minutes. And the last, which is usually the first objective; the end result. It was very important.

“In life, not only in football, it gives trust and confidence. Particularly with the new players we need confidence because we can grow more with the players, new and the ones coming back, McCarthy continue to grow.

“We won but in the first half Poland were superior. We were a little bit tense and missing many easy passes. After the goal, we were more confident and in the second half we played better and we deserved to win.”