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Michael O’Neill Enjoys Joke About Long-Ball Tactics After Narrow Germany Defeat

Northern Ireland may have ultimately fallen short in Monday’s 1-0 World Cup qualifying loss to Germany, but Michael O’Neill was able to enjoy a joke about long-ball tactics after his side pushed their illustrious opponents all the way at Windsor Park.Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann arrived in Belfast insisting he had meant no disrespect with comments last month about Northern Ireland’s approach, having said their football was “not particularly ea…

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With his analysis of the Northern Irish game style, Julian Nagelsmann sparked a little whirlwind on the island. That stopped a bit even after the rematch.

Michael O'Neill could not resist a little retour carriage. "I looked at the statistical sheet: Germany beat more long balls than we did," said the Nordic national coach after the 0:1 (0:1) defeat against the

Michael O'Neill could not resist a little retour coach. "I looked at the statistics sheet: Germany beat more long balls than we did," said the Nordic national coach after the 0:1 (0:1) defeat against the DFB-selection in the World Cup qualification in Belfast. The laugher had the 56-year-old on his side after his 100th game as a Nordic coach.

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