Liam Boyce has more reason than most Northern Ireland players to be desperate to qualify for Euro 2020. “I was so close (to making the 2016 squad), but obviously I had a poor second half to the season and just missed out. “When you come back from injury and you’re only getting 10 minutes it’s hard to make an impact in games. Boyce said the speculation never bothered him, not surprising given the sort of moves he was linked with as a teenage star for Cliftonville. “You could be going to sleep dreaming of playing with Messi then you wake up in your own bed and nothing’s changed.

Source: Irish Examiner September 08, 2018 21:33 UTC