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Trapattoni adamant about use of youth
IN WHAT may be regarded in some quarters as something of a cart-before-the-horse approach, Giovanni Trapattoni suggested yesterday that one of the reasons he continues to overlook Lee Carsley when picking his Irish teams is the need to go to a championship finals with young players who are able to cope with the rigours of playing so many top-level games in quick succession.
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| Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Bohemians | 33 | 85 |
| St. Patrick's Athletic | 33 | 66 |
| Derry City | 33 | 58 |
| Sligo Rovers | 33 | 48 |
| Cork City | 33 | 46 |
| Bray Wanderers | 33 | 39 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 37 |
| Drogheda United | 33 | 35 |
| Galway United | 33 | 32 |
| Finn Harps | 33 | 31 |
| Cobh Ramblers | 33 | 26 |
| UCD | 33 | 21 |
| See the Irish table » | ||
| Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 13 | 32 |
| Liverpool | 13 | 32 |
| Man. Utd. | 12 | 24 |
| Arsenal | 13 | 23 |
| Aston Villa | 13 | 23 |
| Hull | 13 | 21 |
| Everton | 13 | 19 |
| Middlesbrough | 13 | 18 |
| Portsmouth | 13 | 18 |
| Fulham | 12 | 17 |
| Sunderland | 13 | 15 |
| Man. City | 13 | 14 |
| Bolton | 13 | 14 |
| West Ham | 13 | 14 |
| Stoke | 13 | 14 |
| Wigan | 13 | 13 |
| Newcastle | 13 | 13 |
| Blackburn | 13 | 13 |
| Tottenham | 13 | 12 |
| W.B.A. | 13 | 11 |
| See the English table » | ||
| Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 14 | 37 |
| Rangers | 14 | 33 |
| Hearts | 14 | 23 |
| Dundee Utd. | 14 | 22 |
| Kilmarnock | 14 | 19 |
| Aberdeen | 14 | 18 |
| Motherwell | 14 | 17 |
| Falkirk | 14 | 16 |
| Hibernian | 14 | 16 |
| Inverness C.T. | 14 | 14 |
| St Mirren | 14 | 12 |
| Hamilton | 14 | 10 |
| See the Scottish table » | ||