"It's a nice personal thing for me, but I haven't given it too much thought," O'Neill told BBC Newsline. "The most important thing is the preparation of the team. It is difficult. I think if we can get the right result on Friday night then the mental frame of the team and how they're feeling going into Monday can be very positive."
"I think if we can get the right result on Friday night then the mental frame of the team and how they're feeling going into Monday can be very positive. There's a lot of fatigue between the games. You have to recover but it's a great game to be involved in. We gave a good account of ourselves, we were disappointed in Cologne that we didn't come away with something so hopefully we can on Monday."
Michael O'Neill will take charge of his 99th and 100th games as Northern Ireland manager against Slovakia on 10 October and Germany on 13 October at Windsor Park. O'Neill prioritises securing World Cup qualifying points over celebrating his personal milestone and stresses preparation, recovery and managing fatigue between the two fixtures. A victory over Slovakia would move Northern Ireland level with Group A leaders on six points and boost momentum ahead of the Germany match. Northern Ireland aim to reach their first World Cup since 1986 after a 3-1 defeat in Cologne left the side disappointed.
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