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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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The Martin O'Neill mantra Sebastien Pocognoli must recite to thrive with Scotland

Sebastian Pocognoli during Scotland training in La Manga this week, main picture, and Celtic manager Martin O'Neill, inset left (Image: Shutterstock)

Taking on board the sage advice which his young daughter gave him every Saturday morning before he headed off to a match proved to be beneficial for Martin O’Neill when he was in charge of Wycombe Wanderers back in the early 1990s.

“Just win,” were the words which the Northern Irishman always had rattling around inside his head as he made his way to Adams Park or some other lower league English ground in the early days of his managerial career.

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