Michael O'Neill

"Austin brings a high level of knowledge on the opposition, a creative way to train and he's creative in how he brings information to the players."

"I have a lot of belief in this group of players and it will be a young team that will take the field."

""You could see straight away there was a player there.""

"I'm certainly hopeful, I'm not in a position of granting authority on these things but it would be good for the town."

"If we see him this side of Christmas it's a real bonus, if not, we look forward to March."

"it would be a 'bonus' to see him in a green jersey before March 2027."

"What upsets me the most regarding rules over international eligibility is the pressure put on young players to make an irreversible choice."

"I wouldn't just put a player on the pitch for that because that would be unfair on the player and I've never done that."

"This is not new for Northern Ireland. We've done this in the past."

"I think for a smaller association, it poses more challenges if I'm honest."

"The two boys were brilliant. I thought Pierce played extremely well, not just his distribution but he makes a big save in the second half as well."

"This is a new team, so they're not saddled by the performance of previous teams."

"We played a very good side, I thought we were more than a match for the opposition."

"It's another clean sheet for us, which is positive, but we just couldn't find maybe enough to create that clear-cut chance that we'd win the game."

"I was disappointed with some of the yellow cards that were given, and I was disappointed with some of the Hungarian players' behaviour on the pitch, holding their face and screaming."

"It's a very good start in a very, very competitive group."

"Tiredness will be a big factor."

"It's a massive factor in the game and if you look at some players who have been injured in the first game, like Dan, they are now out completely."

"There are things in there that create a bit of an imbalance and I know it's difficult to get the fixtures all right."

"I know about all these players in here, know the clubs they are attracting attention from, their positions."

"We don't keep reflecting back on that game and telling the players this is what we aspire to be."

"They have no ceiling, to be honest."

"Three 90 minutes at this level is tough."

"The team was really well prepared and the staff done an amazing job."