McGeady warns McClean to prove his worth

Republic of Ireland winger Aiden McGeady has warned rising star James McClean that he won’t give up his Euro 2012 place without a fight. McClean is widely regarded as a the future of Irish football after a superb second-half of the season with Sunderland catapulted him into Giovanni Trapattoni’s euro squad. And now McClean is desperate to use Saturday’s friendly against to underline his credentials for a starting spot in Trapattoni’s Euro 2012 line-up. Spartak Moscow’s McGeady and Fulham’s Damien Duff have been Trapattoni’s first-choice wide-men throughout his four years at the helm, and McGeady is adamant neither is going to stand aside and let the new boy cash in. “Myself and Duff didn’t play in most of the games to go: ‘Ah, no problem. Listen, you just take my place on the wing for the Euros’,” former Celtic star McGeady said. “But I suppose it’s my job to maintain a performance where I can be playing every game, and it’s his job to try to catch the manager’s eye and fight myself or fight Duff for a place. That’s the way football is.” From / The National