Manajan Northern Ireland Michael O'Neill ya yi amfani da maganarsa bayan wasan — da suka yi rashin nasara da 3-1 a wasan sada zumunci da France a Lille — don yabi kocin France mai barin aiki, Didier Deschamps, inda ya bayyana shi a matsayin "babban manajan tawagar ƙasa".

Wasan da aka yi a Stade Pierre-Mauroy ya kasance wasan gwaninta na ƙarshe ga ƙungiyoyin biyu kafin FIFA World Cup 2026, kuma shi ne ƙarshen wasan Deschamps a matsayin kocin France a ƙasarsa — tun da wannan coci mai gogewa ya riga ya sanar da cewa zai yi murabus bayan gasar da za a yi a Amurka, Kanada, da Mexico.

Yaban da O'Neill ya yi wa Deschamps

O'Neill, wanda ya karbi ragamar Northern Ireland watanni kaɗan kafin a naɗa Deschamps kocin France a shekarar 2012, ya yi magana da ɗumi-ɗumi game da mutumin da ya lashe Kofin Duniya a matsayin ɗan wasa da kuma a matsayin koci.

"Zama a kan kujerar ƙasa mai wannan girma, tare da zaɓuɓɓukan da suke da su, kuma ka samu nasara kamar yadda ya samu — amma kuma ka yi hulɗa da yawan taurari haka — yana buƙatar mutumin da ya musammam. Didier yana da hakan sosai," in ji O'Neill.

"Ya kasance ɗan wasa da shugaba mai ban al'ajabi, kuma ya kawo hakan cikin aikinsa na koyarwa. A matsayin kocin ƙasa ƙarama, yana da tawali'u sosai; koyaushe yana magana da kai, koyaushe yana da lokacin yi maka."

Hat-trick ta Olise ta nutsar da Northern Ireland

Michael Olise ya ci hat-trick — wanda ya kamala da ƙwallon ƙarshe mai ban al'ajabi — don jagorantar France zuwa nasara, ko da yake Northern Ireland sun yi wasa da kyau a duk cikin gasar kuma suka ci gol ɗaya ta hanyar Patrick Kelly, wanda ya ciro wata murɗar Shea Charles don ci wa gol ɗinsa na farko na ƙasa da ƙasa a fitarsa ta biyu kawai ta farawa.

O'Neill ya nuna gamsuwa da yadda ƙungiyarsa muda-kadan da matasa suka yi a kan France — ƙungiyar da ya bayyana a matsayin mafi kyau a duniya dangane da zurfi da zaɓuɓɓuka. Duk da haka, ya yi takaici saboda an amince da ƙwallon farko na Olise bayan bitar VAR, yana da yakinin cewa Kylian Mbappe yana toshe layin gani na Pierce Charles.

"Babban jarabawa ce a gare mu zuwa nan mun yi wasa da mafi kyawun ƙungiyar ƙasa da ƙasa a duniya, amma na yi tunanin mun wakilci kanmu sosai. Mun kasance da tsari, ba mu ba su damar yawa ba, kuma mun sami rabin-damarmu kanmu," in ji shi.

"Ƙwallon uku shine wani aiki na gwaninta daga ɗaya daga cikin mafi kyawun 'yan wasa a duniya a wannan lokacin."

Kelly ya karbi yabo na musamman

Manajan Northern Ireland ya yi yabo na musamman ga Kelly, ɗan buga ƙwallon Barnsley mai shekara 20, wanda ya bar West Ham don samun lokacin wasa na yau da kullum a League One kuma ya ci gaba sosai a cikin watanni 12 da suka wuce.

"Ya yi shekara mai kyau sosai. Koyaushe ya kasance ɗan wasa mai kyau — yanzu ya gina jiki da ƙarfin jikin da ake buƙata don daidaita da wannan matakin wasa," in ji O'Neill. "Yana da shekara 20 kawai. Muna farin ciki sosai da ci gaban da ya samu a cikin watanni 12 da suka wuce."