Northern Ireland did not get the result they wanted in Slovenia and their Euro 2024 hopes are now over, but we did see a different side to the team.
Northern Ireland have five remaining Group H fixtures, the first of which is in Kazakhstan on Sunday."Qualification now... I think if we won all five games it wouldn't be enough. I'm not going to sit here and say 'While it's mathematically possible...' and things like that."Our chance in this group probably was to get momentum in the early part and we didn't do that unfortunately.
"Normally we have a good defensive record," added Jonny Evans, who scored at both ends of the pitch in Ljubljana."I thought they were quite good tonight. They played two strikers [the outstanding Benjamin Sesko and Andraz Soprar], who are big, strong and quick.'Players will be better for the experience'
With qualification now off the table, O'Neill has the challenge of lifting his players for Sunday's game in Astana.
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