Feisty and ambitious
is what Manager Michael O’Neill has created in the North Ireland national squad
that after a win this afternoon at Windsor Park, extend its unbeaten streak to
10.
Playing a friendly in
front of their faithful and showing off a nice game and winning by the minimum difference,
was enough to convince anyone that the Green and White Army is for real and
ready for business.
Yes, that Euro 2016
business, after all both of the Emerald Isle squads made into this prestigious
and one of a kind tourney, where the best of Europe and finest in football play
this event to net the maximum of this continent ultimate of glories.
Playing a not so easy
Slovakian national squad, this already qualified of the grand fete, the Norn
Iron really had its hands full and a Manager in Michel O’ Neill already having
his strategies and set initial eleven, he decided to test his luck.
The surprise he got
when the hero of the game became a lad by the name of Conor Washington, the
Queens Park Ranger striker who took the challenge and responded to his Boss
call and scoring the lone goal for a raucous win.
After his score and
getting the whole nation and especially the whole of Belfast in a brilliant and
festive mood, thanks to alone score and making the Norn Iron as an all-around
favorite to be in this event next stages.
A very disputed game
and filled with heroics, after all another hero surged with the Irish goalie stopping
cold in its tracks a penal shoot by Slovakia’s Milivoje Novakovic in the 63rd,
lifting Roy Carroll to the occasion.
Still the afternoon
despite being for Conor, for the Tuaisceart
Éireann keeper Carroll was an easy afternoon
under his posts and denying all sorts of attacks sent by the Slovakian manager
to try to even the score.
Something that the
Green and White Army prevailed with a backfield and a inspired initial eleven
looking forward to continue the streak alive as well the momentum going into
one of their toughest challenges as a national squad.
Slovakia was not to the
hype or the level that the Norn Iron will come across in the upcoming Euro
championships, when they face a toughened Poland, Ukraine and Germany.
Indeed, if you said
it don’t come easy, you are right but at the end there is no such thing than
and easy foe and the Boys from Northern Eire will prevail if they continue exhibiting
this type of football played from the heart.
Those hardened chaps
are showing a one of a kind mettle and fighting spirit to make a possible historic
and much remembered presentation in the upcoming edition of Euro 2016, imagine
an all-Irish final, it can happen!
For now, the Norn
Iron is one amazing squad that since the early knock out rounds showed off its determination
and ambition to shine under the direction of Boss O’ Neill, this squad is for
real.
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