Northern Ireland 'only going to get better' - Dallas

Former Northern Ireland midfielder Stuart Dallas says he is "excited" by nan team's advancement this year.

Michael O'Neill's broadside has mislaid conscionable erstwhile successful their past 5 games, and that was to precocious crowned European champions Spain.

The awesome tally has included victories complete Denmark and Scotland - Liverpool's Conor Bradley scored nan only extremity successful Glasgow earlier notching a double against Andorra successful past month's 2-0 win.

"The caller performances person been really bully - they've done really good and are a bully squad now, a young squad pinch a batch of gait and moving power," said nan erstwhile Leeds United winger.

"They're only going to get better. Michael knows what occupation he has connected his hands but they are successful a bully spot now. He's nan correct man to return them forward."

Northern Ireland are now preparing for their Nations League run pinch games against Luxembourg, Belarus and Bulgaria location and distant successful September and November.

"I'm excited to spot them turn - they've sewage immoderate breathtaking talents location but they still person a batch of activity to do and Michael knows that," added Dallas.

"They spell into nan Nations League - aft nan results they've had they spell successful afloat of assurance that they tin travel retired connected apical successful those games."

Dallas was speaking aft officially opening nan SuperCupNI younker tourney successful Coleraine connected Sunday.

The 33-year-old, who won 62 caps, retired successful April aft 2 years retired pinch a knee injury.

Dallas played for Crusaders and Brentford earlier moving to Leeds, wherever he scored 28 goals successful 266 appearances.

He is still considering his early and a position astatine Elland Road is simply a possibility.

"It's still a spot early - I want to return clip to myself and clip pinch my family, who person sacrificed a batch complete nan play that I played football. It's clip to springiness a spot back," he said.

"There's plentifulness for maine to beryllium progressive successful and I still request a speech pinch Leeds. The nine intends a batch to maine - I spent 9 aliases 10 years location and they want maine to enactment connected successful immoderate capacity. Hopefully down nan statement I'll beryllium progressive successful immoderate way."