Michael O’Neill says Northern Ireland needs to treat their five-1 demolition by using Sweden as a discovering feel, caution matters will get more challenging nevertheless in World Cup qualifying.
Northern Ireland have been blown away in Tuesday’s pleasant in Stockholm, with Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak and Nottingham Forest’s Anthony Elanga among the pursuits.
Emil Holm, Benjamin Nygren and Ken Sema were additionally on track for Sweden, who've scored 5 or more pursuits in again-to-returned house internationals for the first time considering the fact that 1957, having beaten Azerbaijan 6-0 remaining day out on dwelling soil.
Northern Ireland, meanwhile, conceded greater pursuits in Tuesday’s defeat than that they had across their closing eight internationals blended (four), given that a 5-1 loss to Spain last June.
Speaking after the game, O’Neill praised his players’ program and mentioned his view that the very last scoreline did not in actuality replicate the stability of play.
“We for sure didn’t come here to have a scoreline like we had tonight, but we knew it'd be a not easy online game,” pronounced O’Neill.
“In all honesty, the perspective of the crew became titanic. They on no account stopped attempting to play. It was once a complicated night however that’s why we took a online game like this.
“I suppose 5-1 is possibly slightly harsh on us yet at the conclusion of the day we did deliver them possibilities, and at this degree they'll punish you.
“But we’re asking a considerable number of young players who aren’t playing every week for his safe fixed matches or her golf equipment. They don't seem to be exposed to this degree and this fine of player.”
Sweden basically simply outshot Northern Ireland, having sixteen tries and facing 14, nevertheless their percentages had a complete significance of three.02 envisioned objectives (xG) to Northern Ireland’s 1.06.
The subsequent overseas break sees Northern Ireland face yet one more friendly against Scandinavian opposition in Iceland, beforehand of World Cup qualifiers towards Luxembourg and Germany in September.
“You invariably be trained in overseas football. Our team is made up of players who play inside the Championship and League One,” O’Neill persevered.
“They were playing towards avid gamers who play on the right degree within the peak leagues.
“That’s the change. The physicality and the speed used to be a problem for us yet it’s one we’re going to must sort out.
“There’s an additional stage above this – we need to go and play Germany – so we understand what’s in keep yet we are able to basically get better if we reveal ourselves to this stage of competition.”