color:black"">The City left-back played the full 90 minutes against Algeria and won
praise from manager Giovanni Trapattoni, skipper Robbie Keane and Blues’
team-mate Shay Given after an assured debut.
color:black"">“It was an amazing night, fantastic,” said Greg. “I had an idea
I’d be playing after the training session we had on Thursday, but I wasn’t
certain.
color:black"">“I played at left-back with what was mostly the regular starting
eleven, so I knew I must be in with a chance, but I didn’t want to get too far
ahead of myself until I found out for certain.
color:black"">“Later, the team was pinned up and, thankfully, my name was on it
so I called up my parents straight away and let them know. They were over the
moon for me.
no-repeat;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%""> ...Greg Cunninghamcolor:black"">
color:black"">“It was great to see outline-width: initial;outline-color: initial"">Shay
Giventext-decoration:none;text-underline:none""> before the
game, too. He came into the dressing room before the start and wished me well
and gave me some advice, which was really appreciated.”
Ireland won the game 3-0 –
their biggest win for several years – and Cunninghamlooked confident and composed
throughout – anything, in fact, but a debutant.
color:black"">“The gaffer told me to relax and all the lads were great, too, so
it was a terrific night all-round. In hindsight, there were one or two things I
could have done better, but overall I’ve got to be happy,” he said.
color:black"">City and Ireland
keeper Shay Given was at the game as a pundit for Sky Sports and he was hugely
impressed with Cunningham’s display.
color:black"">“Greg’s been training with City’s first team squad for most of last season and he’s settled in really well,” he said.
color:black"">“I’m delighted that he’s won his first cap because he’s one of the nicest blokes you’ll ever meet.
color:black"">“I had a quick chat before the game and he was a bit nervous which
is only to be expected but once the game got underway I thought he did really
well.”
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