Northern Eire fell to a 2-0 defeat in Poland of their Nations League opener after a quickfire double for the hosts.
That was adopted by a dramatic 3-2 win at house to Bosnia-Herzegovina, earlier than a draw with Romania was adopted by a 1-0 win within the reverse fixture.
The opening 45 minutes of the win over Romania featured a few of the finest soccer Northern Eire have performed beneath Oxtoby, and a free-flowing transfer led to teenager Kascie Weir netting the decisive purpose.
Oxtoby stated the important thing to a optimistic consequence towards Poland shall be “focus”, and it will likely be a problem towards a “actually good workforce”.
“We have now come a good distance since that sport and we have been disenchanted at components of it.
“They’re pretty constant and good at what they do. We all know they will come right here and trigger us issues in sure areas.
“We’ll hope to trigger them issues in return. Will probably be a terrific problem for our younger group.”
After quite a lot of matches at Windsor Park and Inver Park, Northern Eire will return to Seaview for the primary time since October 2023.
The Belfast venue was a cornerstone of their profitable Euro 2022 qualification marketing campaign, however they have not performed there since drawing with Hungary within the inaugural Nations League.
Oxtoby stated they wish to make the venue a “fortress” and the compact floor may help them trigger Poland “some issues”.
“We wish to make it uncomfortable for Poland, that will be the perfect.
“We had a dialog earlier than coaching about having a dialog about how good they are often, and I feel they’re now beginning to see that.”
