Northern Ireland manager Shiels addressed his players on the pitch after the gameNorthern Ireland boss Kenny Shiels has said his team are not yet good enough to compete against the top nations.They suffered a 2-0 defeat to Austria in the second game of Euro 2022 – their first-ever major tournament.Having lost their opening Group A match 4-1 to Norway, any hope of qualifying for the knockout stages were ended, with hosts England next to follow.”When you look at where we were when we came in, we have reached this level too soon,” said Shiels.Northern Ireland lose 2-0 to AustriaWhen asked if NI can compete with the top nations, he added: “Not yet. I don’t think we’ve got a good future yet because we’re going to be losing some of the more experienced players. “We hav… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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