Euro 2012: Giovanni Trapattoni urges dejected Richard Dunne not to retire from international football But with Trapattoni insisting that he will turn to emerging players such as Darron Gibson, James McClean and James McCarthy next season, the Italian coach admits that Dunne's ongoing presence at the heart of Ireland's defence is crucial. Trapattoni said he had already asked Dunne not to retire. He smiled, but I have to convince him. Sure, there is a possibility that he will speak to his family, but in this moment we need Dunne again. Dunne, a key figure in Ireland's qualification campaign, was one of Ireland's few positives in Poland and arguably their most impressive player alongside midfielder Keith Andrews. But with the Irish emerging winless from a major tournament for the first time in their history, Dunne, 32, believes that the time may now be right for the old guard, including himself, to call it a day. "I don't know what I'll do," Dunne said. I'll have a chat with the manager and see what his plans are, whether there are other players coming through and things like that. But in two years" time [at the World Cup], I might not be ready anyway, so we'll see what happens. What difference can we [senior players] make now? We've come to Poland and we're not good enough.