Eamon Dunphy

Phil and Anto are joined by RTE commentator and football pundit Eamon Dunphy to take an early look at the European Championship less than two weeks away, starting of course with Ireland who have a serious challenge on their hands against the likes of Spain, Italy and Croatia in Group C, starting with some controversy in the final lineup and how Giovanni Trapattoni has managed the media scrutiny. We examine some of these squad selections, evaluate how Giovanni Trapattoni has handled the criticism and try to analyze if this tournament will begin to signal some changes going toward World Cup qualification as some key players like Robbie Keane no longer play at the top level of international club football. This involves the inclusion of Aiden McGeady and Paul Green in the Republic of Ireland squad for Euro 2012 ahead of their final warm-up game against Hungary and whether the squad has assembled all the right talent ahead of the tournament. Also in this episode Eamon helps us examine the