Ahead of Friday's Nations League meeting with Ukraine in Trnava, Michael O'Neill says Northern Ireland must look forward rather than dwell on the famous Euro 2016 win in Lyon, pointing to a young squad with only Josh Magennis and Paddy McNair left from that night.
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill visited the IFA JD National Academy at Campbell College to see first-hand how teenage prospects are being developed, as a new generation including Ceadach O'Neill, Tom Atcheson and Braiden Graham begins to break into the senior squad after Nations League wins over Georgia and a draw with Hungary.
Michael O'Neill lifts the lid on the physical and logistical toll of UEFA's new 16-day, four-match international window, as Northern Ireland's unbeaten start collides with fatigue, injuries and fixture imbalance.
Northern Ireland return to Nations League League B for the first time since 2020 with four games in 11 days, a daunting showdown with Georgia's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and no talismanic captain Conor Bradley, leaving Michael O'Neill's youthful 28-man squad to find a new creative spark.