http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Richard-Dunne-c31070 has revealed he is looking forward to make his debut in a major tournament at the age of 32, as the European Championships look to kick off.
The Aston Villa defender was previously selected in the squad set to participate in the 2002 World Cup, but remained unused throughout the tournament. Since then Dunne has been waiting for the opportunity to represent Ireland in a major tournament and now
seems to have his chance.
Ireland will be taking on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926. The former Manchester City defender revealed he was looking forward to playing a role in the upcoming
fixtures.
Dunne said while speaking to reporters:
“I am really confident about how strong we are and if things go our way as far as luck is, we can definitely give everyone a test and make it a tough challenge for everyone else in the group.”
According to Dunne, the entire squad had been training hard and preparing for the upcoming matches. They intended to do well in the European Championships and planned to make it past the group stages even though they had a tough fight ahead of them.
The Ireland manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Giovanni-c14985 Trapattoni was dealt a blow when Dunne picked up an injury playing for Aston Villa in the English Premier League against Manchester City. However, Dunne has recovered since then and has been working on his fitness.
He revealed:
“The club told me straight away how long the process would take. It was good to get 90 minutes and it means I go in with a bit more confidence. I have another week's training now as well, so I will be ready when it starts.”
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robbie-Keane-c31215 revealed he was also looking forward to the European Championships kicking off, especially since the entire team had been waiting and putting in countless hours of training every single day.
Keane said:
“Everyone is just excited now to get to the base. It's been a long couple of weeks training, and we are nearing the end of that now and ready for the main competition.”
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