Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill admits that he will have to 'evaluate' the futures of some of the older members of his squad during the rest of the campaign.
Evans, 35, is one of a number of Northern Ireland players approaching the latter stages of their careers
"I'm [also] still at a point where we're evaluating a lot of those who have come in [more recently]," he said.Northern Ireland have taken three points from six games, with their solitary victory in Group H coming against minnows San Marino in March. With all those players in their 30s, O'Neill will have big decisions to make about their continued selection ahead of next year's Nations League.
"For a lot of them they're at the start of their international careers, so they should be excited to come, which I believe they are. It's always difficult when players turn up and they have to be patient. "We have to mould a team and you can only really do that by continuing to be available and motivating yourself.Reflecting on his "frustrating" return to the Northern Ireland job, O'Neill believes he can use his previous experience to coax the team back to winning ways.
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