| Jordan Thompson wins another cap for Northern Ireland 09:12 - Nov 18 with 89 views | BringBackTheRedRoom |
Blackpool midfielder Jordan Thompson earned his sixth cap for Northern Ireland with a late cameo off the bench in their 0-0 draw with the Netherlands last night.
The 22-year-old was an 80th minute substitute as Michael O'Neill's men failed to get the all-important win they required to keep them in contention for a top-two finish in their Euro 2020 qualifying group.
Captain Steven Davis missed a first-half penalty as Northern Ireland's faint hopes of automatic qualification all but ended courtesy of the Netherland's far superior goal difference.
Davis, making his 116th appearance to overtake David Beckham as the UK's most capped midfielder, blazed badly over the crossbar in the 32nd minute, and Northern Ireland's failure to win ended any chance of advancing directly to next summer's finals.
Attention will instead turn to March's play-offs, with Northern Ireland's place secured as of Friday night thanks to Sweden's win over Romania, though they will finish off their Group C fixtures away to Germany on Tuesday night.
Holland, in contrast, could celebrate, with the point enough to end a wait to reach a major tournament which began with their failure to reach the 2014 World Cup.
Fellow Seasider Sean Graham, who is currently on loan with Larne, featured for Northern Ireland's Under-21 team in their 1-1 draw with Hungary on Thursday.
https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/blackpool-s-jorda | |
| ‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’ |
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| Jordan Thompson wins another cap for Northern Ireland on 09:16 - Nov 18 with 84 views | spell_chekker |
Let's hope he gets some game time against Germany, otherwise it doesn't seem worth losing him for league matches if he only gets a token 10 minutes here or there. | |
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| Jordan Thompson wins another cap for Northern Ireland on 12:04 - Nov 21 with 76 views | BringBackTheRedRoom |
Blackpool’s Jordan Thompson earned the praise of manager Michael O’Neill after his Northern Ireland baptism of fire.
The midfielder played the full 90 minutes in Tuesday’s 6-1 defeat by Germany in Frankfurt, his first start in a competitive senior international.
Northern Ireland boss O’Neill said: “I was really pleased with Jordan Thompson. I thought he did really well in the game.”
However, the new Stoke City manager added that the match showed how Northern Ireland can struggle when below full strength.
He added; "We probably had three of our first-choice back four unavailable tonight. What that did show is that we don't have the strength in depth to deal with this quality of opposition. It was a tough learning curve for them.
"We had a double-header against the Netherlands and Germany, and it shows that we need to be at full strength to deal with this quality of opposition."
His side finished third in their Euro 2020 group but could still qualify via the play-offs. They face Bosnia and Herzegovina in March.
https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/northern-ireland- | |
| ‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’ |
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