Corry Evans accepts Northern Ireland's players have to share the responsibility when it comes to getting results.
Manager Ian Baraclough has shouldered much of the flak during another lacklustre Nations League campaign.
Northern Ireland are without a win in four games to date, but will be looking to ease some of the pressure with positive results in their last two games against Kosovo and Greece.
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Sunderland captain Evans missed all four of June's opening games but insists every player in Baraclough's squad is accountable for results on the pitch.
"Yeah, I think we know all that and we accept that," he said.
"Obviously the manager, if it's club or international football, when results don't go your way then he is the man who comes under pressure.
"But I think players feel it as well. We have to share the responsibility because we are the ones on the pitch and putting in the performances.
"Hopefully we can get a win on Saturday and make the mood a bit lighter within the squad.
"Two positive results from these last two games and everything changes. That's football for you. You are only one win away from changing things, and we will be doing everything we can to make that happen."
Baraclough has used the Nations League to blood some young players into his squad.
It has been a tough baptism of fire with Northern Ireland claiming just two points from a possible 12, with the terrace pressure mounting on the manager.
With inexperience comes inconsistency, but Evans insists it's the job of the senior players to help ease the transition.
"I was once a young player, and you rely on the more experienced lads who have been through it before. The responsibility is something I am used to now being captain at Sunderland," added the 32-year-old.
"We have quite a young team there as well so it is a responsibility I enjoy and I like to help the young players any way I can and I will continue that here.
"When I was a young Northern Ireland player we had great pros around the place when I was coming through. Davo (Steven Davis) was probably in his mid to late twenties and had been playing Premier League football.
"We also had Brunty (Chris Brunt), Jonny (Evans), Gareth (McAuley) all playing as well as David Healy. So we had a lot of established players playing in the Premier League and Championship.
"So it was a great environment for any young player coming through and I just tried to learn from them all."
Evans hopes Northern Ireland can give fans something to cheer against Kosovo on Saturday at Windsor Park, and finish with a flourish against Greece three days later.
He said: "I can understand the frustration that the fans have at the minute. But we're also developing young players and it's a squad in transition.
"We'll give our all. Obviously the results and performances weren't all that in the summer - I can't comment too much because I wasn't there. - but we always give our all as a squad and hopefully we can give them something to cheer about on the weekend."
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