Chris Brunt is backing Northern Ireland to qualify for the 2016 European Championships.
The Northern Irish are preparing for their opening Euro2016 qualifier against Hungary in Budapest on Sunday and West Bromwich Albion midfielder Brunt is feeling confident that his nation can make it to their first ever continental competition.
"It's going to be tough, but with the extra teams going through this time it's got to be the best chance we've had for a long time," said Brunt.
"We've got to be confident. It's important we get off to a good start, but the other teams will be thinking of that as well, especially Greece, given that they were in the World Cup.
"You don't get to the World Cup knockout stages without being a good side, so everyone expects them to qualify but there's second and a play-off place up for grabs.
"This campaign is going to be big for everyone. We want to score more goals because if you take away David Healy then you could probably say it's a problem for most of us in the camp.
"But if getting a result means more defending I'll take it. It really doesn't matter who scores - even if our goalkeeper Roy Carroll smacks one in!"
Apart from Hungary, Northern Ireland have been drawn alongside Greece, Romania, Finland and Faroe Islands in Group F of Euro qualifying.
