Trapattoni turns to youth

Republic of Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni has dispensed with the services of his old guard and handed his younger players a chance to prove themselves. Captain Robbie Keane, goalkeeper Shay Given, central defender Richard Dunne and midfielder Stephen Hunt have been left out of the squad for next month's friendly clash with Serbia in Belgrade, although their absence does not signal the end of their respective careers for their country. Stoke City utility man Marc Wilson, Everton's Seamus Coleman and Wigan Athletic midfielder James McCarthy, who asked not to be considered for UEFA EURO 2012 because his father was undergoing cancer treatment, are among the beneficiaries of Trapattoni's decision to have a look at what he hopes will form part of a new generation for the Republic as they attempt to bounce back from their disappointment in Poland and Ukraine.