Northern Ireland v New Zealand Match Programme

NEW ZEALAND THE COACH At 36 years and 98 days old, Anthony Hudson [MPP FI XLI ]SYRKIWX GSEGL MRɅ'SRJIHIVEXMSRW Cup history when he leads out the All Whites for the opening match against Russia at the 2017 tournament later this month 8LI WSR SJ JSVQIV )RKPERH 'LIPWIE 7XSOI 'MX] ERH %VWIREP QMHƤIPHIV %PER ,YHWSR LMW GEVIIV MR JSSXFEPP LEW WIIR LMQ QSZI FIX[IIR JSYV GSRXMRIRXW )YVSTI 2SVXL %QIVMGE %WME ERH 3GIERME %W E XIIREKIV LI TPE]IH MR QMHƤIPH JSV XLI ]SYXL XIEQ EX ;IWX ,EQ 9RMXIH ERH LI LEH E WTIPP EX Luton Town. -R LI NSMRIH 2)' 2MNQIKIR MR XLI 2IXLIVPERHW FYX EJXIV WM\ QSRXLW LI QSZIH XS XLI 97% XS TPE] lower league soccer. ,S[IZIV MX MW EW E GSEGL XLEX 8SR] LEW QEHI LMW mark on the world game. Appointed head coach of 6IEP 1EV]PERH 1SREVGLW MR 3GXSFIV EX LI was the youngest professional head coach in the 97% EX XLEX XMQI %JXIV X[S WIEWSRW MR XLI 7XEXIW LI VIXYVRIH XS XLI 9/ to coach Tottenham Hotspur Reserves. -R %TVMP LI [EW ETTSMRXIH QEREKIV SJ Conference Premier club Newport County and WXIIVIH XLIQ XS RMRXL MR XLI XEFPI ,S[IZIV MR 7ITXIQFIV EJXIV 2I[TSVX [SR NYWX SRI SJ XLIMV ƤVWX HS^IR KEQIW ɄLIɄPIJX XLI GPYF -R 1EVGL LI [EW ETTSMRXIH GSEGL SJɄ&ELVEMRŭW YRHIV 3P]QTMGW XIEQ F] JSVQIV )RKPERH QEREKIV 4IXIV 8E]PSV XLIR GSEGL SJ XLI &ELVEMR WIRMSV XIEQ &ELVEMR VIEGLIH XLI ƤREP SJ XLI 9 +YPJ 'YT PSWMRK XS 7EYHM %VEFME He then worked under Argentinian coach Gabriel 'EPHIVSR EJXIV 8E]PSVŭW WEGOMRKɄFYX [EW WEGOIH LMQWIPJ MR 3GXSFIV -R XLI WIEWSR ,YHWSR WXYHMIH [MXL 6IEP Madrid and Jose Mourinho and later with Marcelo &MIPWE EX %XLPIXMG &MPFES -R %YKYWX LI [EW appointed manager of the Bahrain national team and LIPTIH XLIQ UYEPMJ] JSV XLI %WMER 'YT Ʉ -R .YP] LI VIWMKRIH EW QEREKIV SJ &ELVEMR ERH [EW ETTSMRXIHɄREXMSREP GSEGL SJ 2I[ >IEPERH XLI

JSPPS[MRK QSRXL XEOMRK GLEVKI SJ XLI WIRMSV XIEQ ERH XLI GSYRXV]ŭW SXLIV QIRŭW VITVIWIRXEXMZI XIEQW ,YHWSR W ƤVWX KEQI MR GLEVKI SJ XLI WIRMSV XIEQ [EW E HIJIEX E[E] XS 9^FIOMWXER MR 7ITXIQFIV The following year he began to show his prowess [LIR 2I[ >IEPERH EGLMIZIH E [MR SZIV 3QER VEROIH TPEGIW LMKLIV EX RH MR XLI *-*% rankings. 9RHIV LMQ 2I[ >IEPERH 9 W [SR EPP XLVIIɄTSSP KEQIW ERH XLI WIQM ƤREP [MXLSYX GSRGIHMRK E KSEP MR XLIMV 3GIERME 3P]QTMG UYEPMƤIVW EX XLI 4EGMƤG +EQIW MR .YP] FYX XLI] [IVI HMWUYEPMƤIH JSV ƤIPHMRK ER MRIPMKMFPI TPE]IV (IWTMXI E PEGO SJ [EVQ YT QEXGLIW XLI %PP ;LMXIW won the Oceanic Confederation Nations Cup in June 8LI /M[MW [SR JSYV QEXGLIW SR XLIMV [E] XS XLI ƤREP [LIVI XLI] WIGYVIH XLI XVSTL] EJXIV [MRRMRK a penalty shootout against Papua New Guinea. 2I[ >IEPERH FIGEQI XLI QSWX WYGGIWWJYP XIEQ MR XLI GSQTIXMXMSR W LMWXSV] LEZMRK [SR XLI XSYVREQIRX ƤZI XMQIW ERH UYEPMƤIH JSV XLI forthcoming Confederations Cup in Russia. 0EWX 7ITXIQFIV ,YHWSR ETTSMRXIH JSVQIV ,YPP 'MX] 'V]WXEP 4EPEGI 0IMGIWXIV 'MX] )RKPERH 9RHIV ERH WXERH MR )RKPERH QEREKIV 4IXIV 8E]PSV EW EWWMWXERX coach with special responsibility for the New >IEPERH TPE]IVW FEWIH MR XLI 9/ -R 3GXSFIV EJXIV X[S E[E] KEQIW EKEMRWX 1I\MGS PSWX ERH 97% JSVQIV %PP ;LMXIW captain Ryan Nelsen said the team had gone up a level under Hudson and he had "never seen New >IEPERH XIEQW TPE] XLMW [E] -R 1EVGL ,YHWSR KYMHIH XLI /M[MW XS XST WTSX in Group A of the third stage of Oceania World Cup UYEPMƤIVW Words: Roy Kitson

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