Whereas the end in Denmark was disappointing, there are nonetheless positives to take from the sport. Denmark deserved to win, and they’re a stage above the place Northern Eire at present are.
However it’s the place Michael O’Neill needs his crew to be, and it was one other good studying expertise for his younger squad.
Defensively, notably within the first half, they have been superb towards a robust and artistic assault however they may wish to enhance going ahead. They wanted to be extra courageous on the ball. They made an ideal begin with the objective however did not actually threaten after scoring, and I am positive that may have disenchanted Michael.
In that regard, I feel Iceland within the good recreation to comply with it up on Tuesday. As the house crew, the onus is on you to take it to the opposition and play with the power and need to win the sport. The gang will play a job in that too, and we all know how essential Windsor Park might be.
I do know Michael likes to play with a again three, however I feel he’ll set the crew up just a little bit totally different to get his key gamers on the ball to attempt to make one thing occur.
Iceland received a incredible end in Scotland however they don’t seem to be of the identical calibre as Denmark. They’re in all probability in and round the place Northern Eire are and that presents a chance to be extra of a objective menace.
