Euro 2013 Qualifying — Managers’ Reflections

Tony Leighton asks the managers of the home nations and the Republic of Ireland to reflect on the Euro 2013 qualifying campaign. Alfie Wylie calls Northern Ireland’s 3-1 win over Norway the highlight and notes a ten-place climb to 53rd in the world. Anna Signeul describes Scotland’s play-off defeat by Spain, conceded in the second minute of added time at the end of extra time, as very hard to bear, but points to a young squad scoring 23 goals shared between ten players in a first campaign without Julie Fleeting. Jarmo Matikainen calls it Wales’s best ever campaign, Sue Ronan admits disappointment for Ireland, and Hope Powell reflects on England topping Group 6 unbeaten.