Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill believes young players are benefiting from current experience
Michael O'Neill insists he is optimistic about the direction his young Northern Ireland squad are heading in as they look to move top of their Nations League group with victory over Bulgaria tonight.
This is a work in progress but with six of the side which featured in Hungary still eligible for the Under-21 squad O'Neill said we have to look beyond this tournament and instead focus on the World Cup and Euros coming up on the horizon. "Where are the players going to be in two years time at their clubs? Is that going to help them be in a strong position in terms of playing international football?
O'Neill is expecting another tough test against an unbeaten Bulgarian side who took the spoils when the two sides met in Plovdiv last month. “We rode our luck a little bit. They had a free-kick that came off the outside of the post and Bailey made a good save off the corner.
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