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Supporters react to disappointing Northern Ireland performance from Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty

Lee Clarke

Mon 25 March 2019 12:15, UK

Northern Ireland maintained a 100% start to their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign by beating Belarus 2-1 at Windsor Park.

It followed up Friday’s 2-0 win over Estonia and gives the Green and Whites a solid platform to build on during the campaign.

Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty has been the mas tasked with leading the line during the opening two games.

His selection has perhaps come as a surprise given that he hasn’t played a great deal of football at Rangers this season.

He is clearly trusted by O’Neill on the international stage, however, and claimed an assist against Estonia.

The 31-year-old showed an element of ring-rust in his performances and that isn’t a surprise.

Lafferty has started just seven league games this season for Steven Gerrard.

He has fallen way down the pecking order at Ibrox behind Alfredo Morelos and Jermain Defoe.

O’Neill clearly still fancies him to do a job for Ireland though and chose to start him in both games.

His performance against the Belarussians yesterday was nothing short of shocking.

Belarus’ equalising goal came when Lafferty ducked out of the way of a header allowing the ball to finish in the net.

After such an abject display, supporters took to Twitter.

We rounded up the very best tweets regarding a poor showing from Lafferty yesterday.

Who was Prime Minister last time Kyle Lafferty won a header?

— Chris (@kopchris88)

Kyle Lafferty – still inexplicably playing international football.

— Hugh Odling-Smee (@smeeho7)

http://twitter.com/NickyRoberts05/status/1109937236374683648

Kyle Lafferty not starting for club not scoring for country yet starts up top in a must win game. Wtf is MON at.

— Wayne_91 (@Wayne_oprey)

Big Kyle Lafferty has to be more brave there could well have cost us 2 points

— Michael Carson (@michaelcarson90)

Kyle lafferty is pure brutal 😳

— Ben Davidson (@bendavidson25)

How Kyle lafferty starts is beyond me

— Ryan Hughes (@hughesy_1996)

That man a ham sandwich useless😡 wouldn’t pick him for a 5-aside game in the leisure centre

— Mark Cafferkey #5 (@mark_cafferkey)

http://twitter.com/rabfrxw/status/1109917439784042498

Kyle Lafferty is still a footballer, (I use that term very, very loosely)…who knew?🤔

— Celtic Clan (@celticissimo)

How does Kyle lafferty start for NI n front of regular starters for their clubs?

— Gerard Stewart (@Gerard_stewart)

I'll stand to be corrected at some point in the next hour….but Kyle Lafferty is still an awful football player

— johnny doak (@jdoak293)