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Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni says James Mc Carthy was not used in last nights 1-all draw with the Czech Republic because he is too young.
Speaking today Trap says he could not put the 21 year old into a game they were losing; the Italian added that he could not experiment because the game counted towards the FIFA rankings.
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Trapatonni has also heaped more praise on James Mc Clean who made his debut .
Irelands Euro 2012 opponents had mixed nights, Croatia lost 3-1 to Sweden, Italy lost 1-0 to the USA and Spain beat Venezuela 5-0.