Michael Hughes won 71 caps for Northern IrelandFormer Northern Ireland midfielder Michael Hughes says watching teams play out from the back is one of his 'biggest bugbears'. After former Northern Ireland defender John O'Neill pointed out that the current NI crop play more football than the Green and White Army have ever done, Hughes interjected with his strongly held views. "Everybody is trying to play football out from the back and it's causing them more problems, it's bringing teams onto you." Hughes, who memorably scored for Northern Ireland against Germany at Windsor Park in a 1998 World Cup qualifier, says he prefers the more traditional approach of getting passes up to a physically imposing target man. O'Neill pinpoints Jonny Evans' 'biggest asset'John O'Neill, who said he "agreed 100 per cent" with Hughes' assertion, believes that Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans' greatest skill is his ability to anticipate danger.

Source: BBC November 20, 2019 20:15 UTC