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Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill believes his side's recent good performances on the road have shown the way to play against Bulgaria on Sunday.
"I think the performances in Scotland and Bucharest were almost like a blueprint for how you would want your team to play away from home," he said.O'Neill added: "We gave away very few chances in the games against two teams who were obviously preparing to go to Euro 2024 and we were always a threat on the counter-attack. We could have won the game in Bucharest as well.
But starting with a win against Denmark in their final Euro 2024 qualifier, they have now kept four clean sheets in six games, all with a changing cast in defence, to set a platform for improved form. "We've made a lot of progress in the last 10 months but the real test of that will be nights like tomorrow against a difficult opponent away from home," he added.
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