HENRY ADMITS THE HAND BALL
PARIS – The France captain Henry admits that he touched the ball with his hand before passing it to Gallas goal scored in Ireland. “‘Yes, there’ was a touch of hand but I’m not the referee”, – says Henry – “I was in the area, there were two defenders in front of me. The ball is’ bounced on my hand, the referee has not seen it and I continued to play”. This ‘does not change the fact that he is happy for our qualification’.
The network of Robbie Keane has dragged the world into extra play-off but the tap-in for William Gallas, marred by a double-check the hand of Henry broke the Irish dream in the most ‘cruel and unjust.
Thus’ the Irish press on the day after the elimination of national Trapattoni, said”the shameful act of the attacker”Barcelona,”the villain of the evening,”according to the Irish Times which also acknowledges the National clover the honor of defeat:”Ireland and ‘was undoubtedly the best of France, and their energy has paid the initial assault, making a series of scoring chances but certainly not allow France to find his rhythm” . Equally positive remarks of RTE, the national television, even though the first leg had not spared any criticism of Giovanni Trapattoni.
”A performance full of passion,”defines”the race of the Irish who are forced to succumb in the most ‘cruel, making Trapattoni and an entire nation proud of them.” Remains a glaring oversight by Sweden’s Martin Hansson arbitration, which has inflicted on Trapattoni ”the most ‘great disappointment”of his career.
”It is not only disappointed but also sad – the words of the Trap -. It ‘a very bitter night, because’ the referee had plenty of time to consult his linesman and possibly Henry. I would have preferred to go out on penalties.” Trap can not find peace:”I’m angry. We always talk about fair play. I go into schools to talk about fair play. I talk to kids sports, its importance in life and everyone has seen this game. In Dublin, France played better, but here we were superior. And in the two games we deserved to go to South Africa. The result, however, ‘says otherwise.”
More ‘angry reaction of his players:”We have been screwed over,”the words of Richard Dunne,”have stolen the game,”echoes Robbie Keane. But the Guardian does not forget to bestow merit and congratulations to Trapattoni, the national leadership irreducible clover:”It is ‘a cliche’ to say that in football all depends on the players. Can ‘introduce all the systems and tactical innovations, the rationale and tactical changes, yet no coach has ever won a game by himself. But if someone and ‘never been so close, these and’ Giovanni Trapattoni. The performance of Ireland and ‘been so’ special and ‘impossible not to reflect on what has pulled out of its cylinder one of the most’ great coaches of modern times. What got Trapattoni with a group of players, some solid teamwork as Preston, Hull, Stoke and Wolves, and ‘substantial.” Very sweet words for the high-end bitter.