article_snippet: For Michael O’Neill, working under Gordon Strachan in the English top flight was a bittersweet experience.
article_snippet: In fact, at Coventry City, the midfielder found the experience of being an inferior player to a manager in the midfielder early 40s
article_snippet: I played under Gordon at Coventry
article_snippet: when Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill is a better player than you,’ quipped the 45-year-old former Dundee United and Hibs midfielder.
article_snippet: it was a bit unfortunate that injuries thwarted my opportunity at Coventry but it was evident back then what type of manager Gordon was going to be.
article_snippet: Scotland national team boss Strachan, pictured in 2001, coached O'Neill during Gordon time as Coventry .
highlights_snippet: Michael O'Neill worked under Gordon Strachan during Michael O'Neill time at Coventry .
  