Northern Ireland coach eyes place in last 16 of Euro 2016

A draw or a win for Poland would see them join Germany ahead of Northern Ireland on points, with Ukraine remaining bottom of the group.

Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny will miss their final Euro 2016 Group C match against Ukraine through injury, coach Adam Nawalka said on Monday.

“By scoring one goal we got four points, this is the right way of progressing”, said Peszko.

“We didn’t play as well as we could do in the first game, but we were in it until the final minute, we won the game against Ukraine and scored in the 96th minute so we will bring an intensity, a spirit, however long it lasts”. “Now we have to win their respect back in the game against Poland”.

“There is something to improve”.

When asked about the prospect of being rewarded for a third-place Group C finish with a possible game against the hosts France, O’Neill said it would be a dream.

“The guys do understand that they have one more game to go on such a huge level and they will do everything to correct those mistakes they made during previous games”. We played Scotland and the Republic of Ireland in the qualifiers.

A win would be Northern Ireland’s most astonishing result since Gerry Armstrong stunned Spain in 1982 in a match so dramatic Jimmy Hill told viewers to “knock on their neighbours” doors” to ensure they were watching it. A year later Billy Bingham’s team also beat Germany, but “Norn Iron’ have not done so since and have conceded three goals on average in the last four meetings.

In contrast, Northern Ireland are on the crest of a wave following the surprise 2-0 win over Ukraine that leaves them within touching distance of a place in the last 16 of Euro 2016.

“We understand the fans and we are very sorry”, defender Olexandr Kucher said.

Arguably the most embarrassing moment of the tournament so far for German coach Joachim Loew was when he was caught on camera reaching down the front and back of his pants during Germany’s opening win over Ukraine and subsequently sniffing his hand.

“You have to form your own game plan on the players that you have, rather than the players that someone else has”. I think Germany have proven that they have flaws as well.

“Everyone has their favourite teams but if they see smaller teams do well in the tournament, they can become everyone else’s second team. I hope, he won’t score against us but I am already a huge fan of him and his story”. Ukraine, for example, had chances in the opening game.

Mario Goetze, who has been deployed as a “false nine”, is still to find the net and former Germany midfielders Michael Ballack and Mehmet Scholl have both been critical of the team’s attacking players. That’s what we’ll have to be to create good opportunities from the level of possession that we anticipate having.