Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says Romania and Scotland are the level his side have to beat if they are to qualify for major tournaments.
On paper, Northern Ireland's fixtures away to Romania and Scotland are just two friendlies pencilled in during the run-in of the club season.While both Romania and Scotland will be jetting off to Germany for Euro 2024 this summer, Northern Ireland will be watching on, dreaming of what might have been.After a draw that avoided Europe's big hitters, it started with optimism. However, injury after injury was followed by defeat after defeat and any ambitions of making the finals were dashed.
"Scotland were second in their group, behind Spain , to go to Germany in the summer. The real thing for me is to test the players and let them see what is required to get qualification. Conor Bradley is the stand-out name following his breakthrough with Liverpool. Northern Ireland fans have long predicted his rise to the top, though few would have called just how quickly he would have settled into Jurgen Klopp's title-chasing team.
Even the injured Bradley missed the second half of the campaign and Trai Hume, who continues to impress with Sunderland, made the right-back position his own. The upcoming matches give O'Neill a chance to try and figure out how to fit them both in the starting team. At the other end of the pitch, Stevenage striker Jamie Reid gets a well-deserved call-up and it will be interesting to see if he gets his chance to carry the confidence from his 17 league goals into the international stage.
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