Shea Charles has been criticised for his major mistake while on international duty
Southampton star summer signing Shea Charles has suffered a setback during the international break.
The Northern Ireland midfielder was dismissed in Tuesday night’s Euro 2024 qualifying clash with Slovenia.
The 19-year-old has been one of the few bright spots to an otherwise disappointing campaign for Michael O’Neill’s side.
He was initially booked for dissent early in the first half before a 58th minute challenge on Andraz Sporar earned him a second yellow and an early bath.
Slovenia scored from the resulting free-kick, which proved the difference between the two sides at Windsor Park.
O’Neill refused to be too critical of the Saints player, highlighting that experience will prevent him from making similar mistakes in the future.
The former Stoke City boss was unhappy with the yellow for dissent but believes that Slovenia played the occasion to get Charles sent off, which he can learn from.
“This is a learning curve for young players,” said O’Neill, via News Letter.
“[Slovenia] are a much more experienced international team than we are.
“You can see that in the way they managed the situation and played the referee a little bit.