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Published 17:13 17 Nov 2016 GMT
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While McClean may not be captain material, the 27-year-old's recent impact on the pitch has been praised by his manager, who sounds delighted with McClean's decision to reduce his social media output which had got him in a few spots of trouble over the years.
O'Neill wasn't even put out by McClean's recent criticism of Derry City boss Kenny Shiels as he just so happened to also disagree with Shiels on the subject of international football.
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"James' attitude has always been terrific. I think he's taken himself off Twitter and Facebook and anything else James was on," O'Neill said. "I'd pick up the 9 o'clock news and James was in it.
"He's settled down a wee bit, even though he's had the occasional argument with the Derry City manager over things. That's fine. I happen to agree with him on that particular point.
"I think if there's such a thing as James maturing, James has matured. I would say that very cautiously but it's been great. His attitude has been fantastic, absolutely fantastic. But it's always been like that. And do you know what I think it is? He's got himself into goalscoring positions now.
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