Northern Ireland: Anthony Elanga hit by Michael O’Neill’s team despite Sweden’s 5-1 victory

Swedish Anthony Elanga said that Northern Ireland is a “really young team” and praised the goalkeeper Pierce Charles, despite having dominated the young team of Michael O’Neil in the friendly of Stockholm.

The striker of the Nottingham Elanga forest was on the report The 5-1 victory of Sweden On Tuesday evening, but he thinks that beaten visitors are going in the right direction under O’Neill.

“I looked at Northern Ireland and I think they are really good, they really have a good manager.

“You have a really good and young team playing football, play football. I really like to see you play.”

Elanga meets a number of O’Neill teams and believes that the 19 -year -old goalkeeper Charles, who won his sixth cap at the Strawberry Arena, is an “extraordinary” perspective.

“I know some of the players, Ethan Galbraith with whom I played at (Manchester) United, the Charles Brothers (who were products from the Manchester City youth system).

“He (Pierce) is an extraordinary goalkeeper about it, he has a bright future.”

The victory of Sweden came without the Ala of Tottenham Dejan Kulusevski and the Sports striker of Lisbon Victor Gyokooes.

Elanga said he was “at all” frustrated to start the game on the bench, in particular with the fourth final of the Fa Cup of Nottingham Forest against Brighton on Saturday.

“Coming, I wanted to have an impact and a score and that’s what I did.

“It is important to stay in shape and healthy because I have many games coming for Nottingham Forest.”