00:00It was the first time, half-time, I've had to go in and really go.
00:06We cannot be that.
00:08We cannot be that.
00:09Now, don't get confused about passing the ball and keeping the ball.
00:13We love teams that are able to win second balls, win your duels, come out of it.
00:17And I have to be honest, this team has always been brilliant at that.
00:22And to me, I have to look at, did I get them ready enough?
00:27Because I thought I did before it, in the messaging of, listen, we can't waste games.
00:37And average teams have excuses.
00:44I don't believe we're an average team, but our behaviour was.
00:50And that can't be right.
00:51Second half was a lot better.
00:54One or two profiles then come in, started to break lines and started to progress the ball forward.
00:59Because we need to commit.
01:00Northern Ireland are not going to commit you.
01:03They're not going to pressurise you.
01:05There's no evidence over the last number of years that they do that.
01:08So you have to commit them.
01:10And they're a top team, by the way, with a top manager and what they do.
01:15But it was like, we'll let you play this way then.
01:19You can take 35 seconds for a set play.
01:21Because we know that's what they average.
01:24We'll let you get back into shape.
01:27We'll let you go side to side.
01:30They must have thought, this is easy.
01:35So, yeah.
01:36So disappointed in the first half.
01:39But second half a lot better.
01:41Your mind goes into overdrive.
01:43You work on the opposition.
01:44Because we could get Northern Ireland in a group stage.
01:47Another stage.
01:48So you prepare as well as you can.
01:51And like I said, when I see the first half like we were, it's down to me.
01:59Maybe I didn't motivate you well enough.
02:02The importance of today's game.
02:04Like every game is.
02:06Because every game, you cannot waste international football matches.
02:12We wasted a half there.
02:14But another positive side, then you'll look at it again.
02:18Where you have to learn.
02:19That can't happen.
02:21I don't care for excuses.
02:23I don't care everyone's emotional or everyone's down.
02:27And that's for other people.
02:29That's not for us.
02:31It's not for us.
02:32And I thought they were, credit to Northern Ireland and what they do, they do it really, really well.
02:39And I like their manager loads as well, as a person as well.
02:42The Euros is a little bit different.
02:44We know two teams go automatic.
02:47We should be in that.
02:49If you're third, it's a different type of playoff.
02:52Do you understand what I mean?
02:53The quality in those teams and those playoffs, I would definitely expect us to get through.
02:59And then, let's do it.
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