Northern Eire supervisor Michael O’Neill says his squad is “stuffed with confidence” forward of their Nations League double-header in opposition to Belarus and Luxembourg.
O’Neill’s aspect sit high of League C Group 3 with seven factors after two wins, one draw and one defeat from their 4 fixtures within the competitors to this point.
Final month O’Neill’s prices adopted up a 0-0 attract Belarus with a massively spectacular efficiency in a 5-0 victory over Bulgaria in Belfast.
Belarus go to Windsor Park on Friday night time, with an away sport in opposition to Luxembourg on Monday finishing the marketing campaign.
Ending first within the group can assist safe a path to the 2026 World Cup finals by means of play-off qualification.
“There’s numerous positivity across the group, which is nice. There’s a little bit little bit of protecting individuals’s ft on the bottom a little bit bit as nicely,” O’Neill informed BBC Sport NI.
“You’re not going to exit and rating 5 objectives each time you play. So long as the group proceed to do the proper issues, play with the identical depth, play with the identical vitality, get the gang concerned within the sport, which is at all times essential in Belfast.
“This can be a group that’s going to develop. The thrilling time for this group might be three or 4 years from now however they’ve bought to some extent the place they’re profitable video games at worldwide stage and it’s an excellent behavior for them to have.”
