St Mirren defender David van Zanten has been giving us his views on how his native Republic of Ireland fared at this summer’s European Championships.

Having been eliminated from the competition before their final group game with Italy, David speaks to us about meeting expectations, facing heavyweights such as Spain and Italy, and whether Giovanni Trapattoni is the man to lead the nation into the World Cup qualifiers.

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