Kamara heaps big praise on Davis
Glen Kamara is disappointed not to be coming up against Rangers team-mate, Steven Davis, when Finland take on Northern Ireland in today’s Euro 2024 qualifier.
Davis has travelled to Belfast to join the Irish squad, but is out with a long-term knee injury after suffering a double ACL tear in December.
Kamara, who will be earning his 50th cap, said: “I’ve been with him for four years. He’s helped me a lot in my journey.
“He’s a great midfielder. We call him maestro at the club. He’s a fantastic professional, and hopefully he gets back soon.”
The game marks Michael O’neill’s returned at the hosts’ manager, but he showed little interest in talk of a second homecoming at Windsor Park.
He tried to brush off questions about the emotions of returning, joking that “you’re desperate to see me in tears, really.”.
O’neill added: “At the end of the day, it’s a game of football. We have to keep everything in perspective.
“I don’t know how it will affect me, but I do know we have to be focused.
“My primary objective is to make sure my head is in the game, and that’s where it’s been all week.
“I’m just looking forward to the game. When Northern Ireland are at their best, the stadium has a great atmosphere .
“There’s a real strong bond between the players and the fans. That’s something we carried for a number of years, something we developed and something we have to reconnect.
“That’s where I’ll get the most satisfaction and, who knows, maybe a bit of emotion will come out then.” Manchester United have received a second Qatari bid to buy the Old Trafford club.
Sheikh Jassim, the chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank and the son of a former Qatari prime minister, placed his secondround offer early yesterday.
A source close to the bid says the Qataris remain confident of completing a takeover, despite rival interest from
Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus.