'You can't do both' - O'Neill on managerial future
•'You can't do both' - O'Neill on managerial futureImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Michael O'Neill has guided Blackburn Rovers to safety in the English Championship By...
•O'Neill took interim charge on a deal until the end of the season at Ewood Park in February with the club 22nd in the Championship table.Last month, he also led Northern Ireland into the country&...
•But after securing Rovers' second-tier status for another year with victory over Sheffield United on Wednesday night, he admitted he has a decision to make about his future."You can't d...
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'You can't do both' - O'Neill on managerial futureImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Michael O'Neill has guided Blackburn Rovers to safety in the English Championship ByOdhran CrumleyBBC Sport NI JournalistPublished11 minutes agoMichael O'Neill says he "maybe underestimated" the demands of juggling head coach duties at Northern Ireland and Blackburn Rovers after steering the club to safety in the Championship. O'Neill took interim charge on a deal until the end of the season at Ewood Park in February with the club 22nd in the Championship table.Last month, he also led Northern Ireland into the country's World Cup play-off against Italy, losing 2-0 in Bergamo. But after securing Rovers' second-tier status for another year with victory over Sheffield United on Wednesday night, he admitted he has a decision to make about his future."You can't do both, there's no way you could do both because I was only able to do the two things because the [play-off] game was in March, there's no way you could do it when the games are in September, October, November, it's just... it's not possible," O'Neill told BBC Radio Lancashire. "It was tough enough to be honest and I maybe underestimated that a little bit but I was fortunate I had a really good staff at Northern Ireland."The team was extremely well prepared for the Italy game. Unfortunately we didn't get over the line in that game, but at some point I'll have to make a decision one way or the other."Blackburn ensure survival with victory at Sheff UtdO'Neill's contract with the Irish Football Association (IFA) runs until 2028 and he says there will be talks about his future. "Look, of course those discussions will take place, you know the club have a decision to make themselves, on what direction they want to go," he said. "I'm a contracted manager, so the situation doesn'...المصدر: BBC Sport | Source: BBC Sport
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