“I’m frustrated with the result but I’m not frustrated with the performance,” O’Neill told the PA news agency. The second half was always going to have a different feel, we weren’t going to have the same level and Belarus tightened up a bit and made it more difficult. Belarus did a better job of shutting down space in the second half and as legs on both sides began to tire, the attacking impetus faded. “The second half maybe got a little bit edgy with the substitutions and the pitch was quite heavy and in the end cut up,” O’Neill said. “I thought we had enough in the tank to win the game but we didn’t do that.

Source: Express October 12, 2024 22:31 UTC