If you don’t know where you are playing next season, the biggest risk factor is the injury, but this can happen anywhere anytime.
And when your club’s future is uncertain, I think there is a point of sale to play international football.
If you are playing in the league or championship, people will be thinking if Michael O’Neill is choosing to play senior international soccer, he must have some qualities.
This is how I always looked at this, entering the summer.
There is no gray area for me, I love to play for my country.
Last year, when I was looking for a club, if I was going to hurt myself and it was my last games, if I could say I played in Northern Ireland, I had no problem with it.
I don’t think it’s just me, it’s all of us. No one thinks it’s an arduous task, no one thinks it’s hard work.
It’s not a risk of playing for your country, it’s a reward. You cannot overcome this.
