Midfielder Josh Carson says he hopes his Northern Ireland side will bounce back from their 5-0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland when they take on Wales in their final Carling Nations Cup match in Dublin on Friday (Sky Sports One/HD1 7.30pm). The 17-year-old made his full international debut in Tuesday’s thrashing.

Carson says the squad was very down after Tuesday’s loss: “The atmosphere in the dressing room after the match was very down, but hopefully we’ll make things right against Wales.

“We’ll put in a good performance against Wales because we’ve nothing to lose and we’ll be ready to battle against them.”

The midfielder was pleased with his own performance: “As far as my international debut is concerned, I'm proud to be there and be part of it. It’s not the result I would have wanted though.

“I was trying to get forward as much as possible. I was told to pull wide, try to get the ball and get at them.

"I thought I played well enough in my first 70 minutes of international football. I don’t think that we deserved a 5-0 drubbing, but that’s football.”

Carson is expected to make his second full international start against the Welsh.

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suffolkpoker added 09:46 - May 26 He is going to be part of the furnisher there.. they do lack real quality! Its great for josh and ipswich for him to get this experince, it will only improve his overal game imo
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dan_itfc55 added 12:41 - May 26 agreed. i genuinely think carson will become a better player than wickham in years to come!
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JimmyJazz added 13:01 - May 26 Getting thrashed on a regular basis when on International duty will be good experience for when he plays in home fixtures for us
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weddings added 15:38 - May 26 He,s used to that already, When he played tuesday night he thought this is like playing for ipswich im used to being thrashed by 4 or more just a normal game for me......
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