Euros 'won't be easy watch' for ambitious Bradley

While Conor Bradley is relaxing connected nan formation during his post-season holiday, there's a portion of him that will beryllium watching Euro 2024 reasoning what could person been.

While 10 of Liverpool's squad caput to nan finals, Bradley will beryllium getting a well-earned remainder aft a stunning breakthrough play astatine Anfield.

Not that he is reasoning for illustration that.

Speaking aft scoring some goals successful Northern Ireland's 2-0 triumph complete Andorra, Bradley admitted he will beryllium somewhat envious of his Liverpool team-mates featuring successful Germany.

"It's not going to beryllium an easy watch for me, to beryllium honest," was nan appraisal from nan 20-year-old.

"It's not conscionable me, I deliberation nan full group is gutted we're not going to a awesome tournament.

"But I'll beryllium cheering nan [Liverpool] lads connected and hopefully immoderate of them tin triumph it."

While nan Euro 2024 campaign, of which Bradley missed a important chunk done injury, ended successful disappointment, he is optimistic that Northern Ireland will beryllium challenging for qualification for early competitions.

Despite having a young squad, Northern Ireland person started 2024 successful a affirmative mode and successful summation to accounting for Andorra, they person defeated Scotland and drawn pinch Romania - who some will beryllium astatine Euro 2024.

"It's thing we want to do, we want to get to a awesome competition," Bradley added.

"I'm judge pinch Michael [O'Neill, Northern Ireland manager] successful complaint and nan measurement we are developing, I deliberation it will happen.

"We conscionable person to support moving difficult together, support trusting each different and hopefully 1 time it will come."

Northern Ireland fans person agelong known astir Bradley's promise, but it was erstwhile he filled successful for nan injured Trent Alexander-Arnold and helped Jurgen Klopp's broadside triumph nan Carabao Cup astatine Wembley that he exploded connected nan large stage.

He says he will "take clip to reflect" connected his superb play erstwhile he spends clip pinch his family but he's "really happy" pinch really it played out.

When he returns he will beryllium aiming to impressment caller Liverpool head Arne Slot, who will switch nan outgoing Klopp.

"I'll spell location for a mates of days, spot nan family and past I'll astir apt spell distant connected holiday. Turn nan telephone off, relax and beryllium beside a formation and wholly move off.

"I've sewage to beryllium fresh to spell backmost and liking my declare to effort and get successful nan team."