Marco Tardelli has indicated that he would be eager to take over the Ireland job when Trap steps down
Irish national team assistant mananger Marco Tardelli has confirmed that he would like to succeed Giovanni Trapattoni when the 72-year-old Italian eventually departs as manager of the Republic of Ireland soccer squad.
“When and if Giovanni decides to step down, I would be very honoured to be able to stay here,” said the former Juventus midfielder.
Tardelli might have a long wait, however, following Trap’s announcement last month that he would like the FAI to extend his current €1.7m deal beyond the Euro 2012 tournament. Trapattoni made it clear that he would like to stay on and attempt to get Ireland to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Tardelli spoke on Friday of how he feels he and his boss have done since the Italian duo were recruited, saying that he feels they should be judged on more than results.
“I think our work is very good. We find many young players for the future,” he said. “We have to evaluate the work that’s been done so far, and evaluate on the basis of the project.
“It’s true that the results are important, but let’s not forget we have gone up 10 points in the world rankings.”
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