O’Neill was talking to the media after saying his squad to face Guinea and France in June friendlies.
Northern Eire will probably be with out some key gamers reminiscent of Bradley, Sunderland defender Dan Ballard, Portsmouth’s Terry Devlin and Paddy McNair, who helped Hull Metropolis win promotion to the Premier League.
The video games come on the finish of a gruelling season however O’Neill was thrilled by the dedication of his gamers.
“The dedication is there. I perceive that on the finish of a protracted season.
“The gamers have private targets inside that scenario.
“Steven Davis has 140 caps. So that you solely get that for those who flip up. You possibly can’t add to your caps for those who’re not there.
“The gamers know that, and with this group, we rarely have a withdrawal on the premise of, ‘I am drained’. The gamers who’re lacking have a real damage.”
O’Neill provides that the bond between Northern Eire’s gamers imply the squad is “in a great place”.
“With this group, they take pleasure in being collectively, so they do not see it as any kind of chore to go away on worldwide responsibility.
“It is fairly the other, to be sincere.
“Having spoken to quite a lot of the gamers, I believe they really feel that they like coming away with their worldwide staff as a result of they’re throughout the identical age than possibly they do with their golf equipment.
“I believe we’re in a great place with that at this minute in time.”
