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16/11/2008, 8:49 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1086333/Grumpy-Reid-told-smile-axed-Trapattoni.html?ITO=1490
Trapattoni said: ‘Andy Reid is a character. He values himself a lot and when he doesn’t play, he gets sad. I need a winning smile, enthusiasm. There are other players who don’t play but they still smile.’
Insisting he had ‘nothing personal’ against the Sunderland midfielder - the two men almost came to blows after the World Cup opener in Mainz in September - Trapattoni as adamant that Reid’s international career was far from over.
‘You all know I had a discussion with him (Reid) about a little situation in Germany. The players had a drink in the pub in the night but for me it was no problem.
`I said to him, “you continue” because it’s possible in the future I may need you. I
Trapattoni said: ‘Andy Reid is a character. He values himself a lot and when he doesn’t play, he gets sad. I need a winning smile, enthusiasm. There are other players who don’t play but they still smile.’
Insisting he had ‘nothing personal’ against the Sunderland midfielder - the two men almost came to blows after the World Cup opener in Mainz in September - Trapattoni as adamant that Reid’s international career was far from over.
‘You all know I had a discussion with him (Reid) about a little situation in Germany. The players had a drink in the pub in the night but for me it was no problem.
`I said to him, “you continue” because it’s possible in the future I may need you. I