Trap will not gamble on Andy

Last updated : 20 October 2008 By Paul Jennings

The saga involving Andy Reids lack of first team action for Ireland looks set to drag on as Giovanni Trapattoni refused to take a gamble on Andy reid playing in central midfield in the future. It has been the main talking point in the Irish media and is one that looks set to continue.

Trapattoni said

"It's nothing against one particular player, let's make it clear. If we get to the point where our team dominates the game and we have the right balance then, of course, Andy Reid can be very useful to us.

"But I can't turn someone into a worker. I can't turn someone into a craftsman if that is not his job. I wanted to test the situation in Portugal but there was injury. I didn't get the chance to try him and now it's qualify, qualify, qualify. We can't gamble."