The republic of Ireland’s Euro 2012 recovery begins this evening when they take on Serbia in a friendly in Belgrade.
There’s still no confirmation either way from Robbie Keane, Richard Dunne and Damien Duff on whether or not they will be part of the World Cup 2014 qualification campaign, Trap admits he has tried to contact Keane but has not heard back from him.
The manager says James Mc Carthy and James Mc Clean will start this evening while John O’Shea will captain the team with Trap confirming that they will stick with the 4-4-2 formation.
In some of the nights other games Michael O’Neills Northern Ireland face Finland, Wales meet Bosnia, England play Italy and Scotland meet Australia.
Last night
The republic of Ireland under 21’s missed out on the chance to guarantee at least second spot in their Euro 2013 qualifier group following their 1-0 loss to Turkey in Sligo.