Double target for Celtic winger McGinn.NIALL McGinn is beginning to find his feet for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. and Celtic. Now the pacy winger wants to keep his good form going and put World Cup finalists Serbia to the sword tomorrow in a friendly at Windsor Park This article refers to the home ground of the Northern Irish Football Club. For other uses of Windsor Park, see Windsor Park (disambiguation). Windsor Park is the home ground of the Northern Irish football club, Linfield FC, in Belfast. . McGinn, 22, followed an impressive first start for the province in the draw against the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. last month with his first goal for Celtic. National team manager Nigel Worthington Nigel Worthington (born November 4, 1961 in Ballymena, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager of the national team. As a player, he was a left full back and occasional left midfielder, playing the majority of his club football for Sheffield described the player's performance as a breath of fresh air and the indications are he will retain his place in Belfast. It has been a whirlwind year for a player who learned his trade with Dungannon Swifts and Derry City before arriving at Parkhead, where he has been part of the Europa League squad. Yet at one stage it seemed set to spend his days playing Gaelic football as he wore the colours of Tyrone Under-21s. McGinn (pictured) said: "I am playing with a bit of confidence and enjoying my football at the moment. Hopefully that will continue. "This is only my second season as a fulltime pro and it can take a while to adjust. But I now feel things are going along nicely. "The manager (Tony Mowbray) likes to play attacking football and being a winger that suits me down to the ground. He has shown faith in me and I appreciate that, although I realise there is stiff competition for places at the club." McGinn is relishing the challenge Serbia pose. He said: "It will be a hard test as they are going to the World Cup and have a lot of good players to call on. "But we did well against the Czechs and are looking forward to facing Serbia and trying to break them down." Meanwhile, Worthington is ready to begin talks on a new contract to stay on as manager. He plans to sit down after the match against Serbia with Irish FA president Raymond Kennedy to strike a new deal ahead of the Euro 2012 qualifiers. |
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