Arter unfazed by pressure

Harry Arter is unfazed by the pressure of trying to force his way into Martin O’Neill’s 23-man Republic of Ireland squad for Euro 2016.

The Bournemouth midfielder played 82 minutes on Friday as Ireland drew 1-1 with the Netherlands at the Aviva Stadium. 

It was only Arter’s second senior cap for his country and came almost a year after he gained his first in a friendly against England. 

But with just one more friendly to go – against Belarus on Tuesday – before O’Neill announces his final squad for the finals in France, Arter says he is not feeling the burden of what is at stake. 

“I feel fortunate and lucky enough to be in this position. I don’t see it as pressure, I see it as a challenge. I was pleased to get the nod,” the 26-year-old …

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