Conor Bradley insists the mood within Northern Ireland's camp is high despite their poor Nations League record.
Ian Baraclough has come under increasing pressure after failing to win any of June's opening four games in this season's competition.
It leaves top seeds Northern Ireland staring at the ignominy of possible relegation from League C, but they have upcoming games against Kosovo and Greece to change the mood.
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"We are all positive going into Saturday's game (against Kosovo). We are positive we can put in a good performance and get the result we want," said Bradley, who featured in three of June's games.
"We keep believing in what we're doing. And we will just keep working hard. You always go through a tough spell as a footballer.
“You could see things are developing and performances are getting better. Hopefully the results will come with that, too.
"We were disappointed in June. We felt we could have done better.
"But we are still positive and we have a couple of familiar faces back so we are confident we can get two positive results from these games."
Bradley has already scored three goals for Bolton since joining the club on loan back in July. And he hopes he can translate that form on the international stage.
"Scoring goals is something I want to add to my game this season. Getting into the box and scoring a few goals," the Co Tyrone native said.
"I feel like I have done that so far this season and hopefully I get many more as the season progresses."
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