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Published 13:56 3 Jun 2018 BST
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"Not necessarily for... I thought the game was tough for him tonight, as I expected it to be. It worked out almost as I thought it might do. The game past him by for periods; not really his fault, at times. "I'm really pleased for him as he has come in and, in terms of training, he always wants to try and hit the target. And the same with Alan Judge as well. From that viewpoint, and the training aspect, I'm really delighted for the two of them."The Ireland manager was asked about the 24-year-old in the post-match press briefing. While once again expressing his delight for the former Aston Villa and Notts County player, there were some critical comments. Asked if he would feature for Ireland in the future and add to his two caps, O'Neill responded, "That will be entirely up to him." He added:
"He's an exceptionally nice footballer. I think it was quite quick tonight even though it was a little bit [sedate] in the first half, as I said to you. Maybe it was a little bit strange to him, as I expected it to be. "Really now, for him, whatever he has designs on he has to push on. If it is, for instance, that he wants to go back and play in England, I think these things will only give him as big a boost of confidence as he can get."It was interesting to hear a return to English football suggested for a player who had just forced his way into the international reckoning by putting in a string of impressive performances with Rovers in the Airtricity League. There was no molly-coddling from O'Neill and Burke will surely take his boss' comments on board but some felt the Derry native had been harsh: https://twitter.com/timoffski/status/1003219028289171456
https://twitter.com/maloney_jason/status/1003188393164066816 https://twitter.com/garethpenrose/status/1003027233827672065 https://twitter.com/danmohan/status/1003207667085709317 Ireland are not in action until September. Burke will be kept busy with Rovers over the summer but it will be worth keeping track of where he starts 2018/19.Everyone who sees Graham Burke play know he has the ability he may be a bit behind in fitness but O'Neills comments were uncalled for. Did not see game but could O'Neill just not have said he done well and moved on ?
— Gerard Wheatley (@GerryStanding) June 3, 2018
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