迈克尔·奥尼尔在北爱尔兰首秀后称赞“非常优秀的年轻球员”鲁艾里·麦康维尔

这位布莱顿和霍夫阿尔比恩的年轻球员在温莎公园2-0战胜白俄罗斯的比赛中客串了最后一场比赛

Michael O'Neill heaped praise on teenage defender Ruairi McConville after handing the 19-year-old his Northern Ireland debut on Friday night.

周五晚上，迈克尔·奥尼尔 (Michael O'Neill) 在让 19 岁的后卫鲁艾里·麦康维尔 (Ruairi McConville) 完成北爱尔兰首秀后，对他大加赞扬。

The Brighton and Hove Albion youngster was given a late cameo in the 2-0 win over Belarus at Windsor Park, a victory that keeps O'Neill's side on track for promotion in the UEFA Nations League.

这位来自布莱顿和霍夫阿尔比恩的年轻球员在温莎公园2-0战胜白俄罗斯的比赛中在最后时刻客串出场，这场胜利让奥尼尔的球队有望晋级欧洲国家联赛。

McConville - who currently captains Northern Ireland's Under 19 squad - could earn more game time against Luxembourg on Monday after Ciaron Brown was ruled out through suspension.

麦康维尔目前担任北爱尔兰 19 岁以下国家队队长，在塞隆·布朗因禁赛而缺席后，他可能会在周一对阵卢森堡的比赛中赢得更多比赛时间。

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"He's been great all week. He's a very good young player and has been very impressive this week," said O'Neill.

“他整个星期都表现出色。他是一名非常优秀的年轻球员，本周的表现令人印象深刻，”奥尼尔说。

"I felt at the time in the game we needed a bit of height and obviously Ruairi brings that. He's a big lad, but he's a big lad who can handle the ball and he goes and deals with that.

“我觉得当时在比赛中我们需要一点高度，显然鲁艾里带来了这一点。他是一个大个子，但他是一个能够控球的大个子，他会去处理这个问题。

"I just felt that for the last 10 minutes we needed that in our back three. We had taken Daniel (Ballard) off and we had the benefit of bringing Josh on.

“我只是觉得，在最后10分钟里，我们需要在我们的三后卫中做到这一点。我们已经把丹尼尔（巴拉德）换下，并且我们有乔什上场的好处。

"And the only way I thought we were going to lose a goal was through a set-piece, so we wanted to get Ruairi on the pitch."

“我认为我们丢球的唯一方法就是定位球，所以我们想让鲁艾里上场。”

McConville was a late addition to O'Neill's squad following injuries to Paddy McNair, Eoin Toal and Jamal Lewis, that left him searching for defensive options and the Brighton and Hove Albion youngster was drafted in.

麦康维尔是在帕迪·麦克奈尔、欧因·托尔和贾马尔·刘易斯受伤后才加入奥尼尔阵容的，这让他不得不寻找防守选择，布莱顿和霍夫·阿尔比恩的年轻球员被选中。

Despite throwing McConville into the fray on 86 minutes, and with the match sitting comfortably at 2-0, O'Neill insists the 19-year-old's introduction wasn't just a token gesture to ease the teenager into senior international action.

尽管在第 86 分钟让麦康维尔陷入了困境，并且比赛轻松地以 2-0 平局，但奥尼尔坚称这位 19 岁球员的出场不仅仅是为了让这位少年轻松参加高级国际比赛的象征性姿态。

"It wasn't just a case of getting Ruairi on to make his debut for the sake of it. We needed him in that moment of the game and he helped us see the game out," added O'Neill.

奥尼尔补充道：“让鲁艾里上场并不仅仅是为了他的首秀。我们在比赛的那一刻需要他，他帮助我们看到了比赛的结果。”

Reflecting on his debut, former Linfield Academy starlet McConville said: "It's amazing, no one can really wipe the smile off my face.

前林菲尔德学院新星麦康维尔在回顾自己的首秀时说道：“这太神奇了，没有人能真正抹去我脸上的笑容。

"It’s a feeling that will stick with me the rest of my career but hopefully it’s the first of many. I'm going to work hard to get back in the squad and that's all I can do really.

“这种感觉将伴随我余下的职业生涯，但希望这是众多感觉中的第一个。我将努力回到球队，这就是我真正能做的。

"I heard the conversation they were having, saying they need a bit of height so as soon as I heard that I was getting excited. I was sitting on my hands, and I was ready when they gave me a nod. I didn’t know what to do, I was so excited and then when I stood up I got in the zone. I could just hear the fans all around me, I was so excited to get on the pitch.

“我听到他们正在进行的谈话，说他们需要一点高度，所以我一听说我就兴奋起来。我坐在我的手上，当他们向我点头时，我已经准备好了。我没有我知道该怎么做，我很兴奋，当我站起来时，我可以听到周围球迷的声音，我很兴奋能上场。

"I couldn't believe how loud it was. I was trying to talk on the pitch and I couldn't hear myself. It was madness, but it was an experience that will stick with me for the rest of my life. There was still a job to be done when I came on and I tried to do that. We were focused on trying to get the clean sheet and to get the result and thankfully we got that."

“我简直不敢相信声音有多大。我试图在球场上说话，但我听不到自己的声音。这很疯狂，但这是一种将伴随我一生的经历。当我上场时，这仍然是一项工作要做，我努力做到这一点，我们专注于争取不失球并取得结果，值得庆幸的是我们做到了。”

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