Northern Ireland Elite boss Steve Beaglehole will give his players one clear message before they go out to face Denmark in tonight’s Milk Cup final: Attack, attack, attack.

This will be the second meeting inside a week of the two nations after sharing a 1-1 draw during Monday night’s opener.

Tonight, however, will give us a clear winner as the two sides go toe-to-toe in Ballymena and boss Beaglehole is keen to ensure that it is his boys.

He isn’t overly concerned at meeting the Danes so soon after the first encounter and insists it won’t sway the outcome.

“I think it will have a bearing in as much we know what they are about and they know what we are about after Monday’s game,” Beaglehole said.

“A big part of what will happen in the game will be down to how quickly players can recover from the previous two games.

“It’s a different day, it’s a different venue, so in that respect, it becomes like a final in any other year.

“We’ll find out about Denmark and see how injuries and suspensions are affecting them and take stock of what we can put on the field ourselves. We know what it’s about being in the finals, we won three of the previous four and had the experience of being on the losing side last year.

“That was a bitter experience too, because we were well beaten on the night, so we’ll be out to ensure that it doesn’t happen again.

“Getting to the final is a big occasion, and it’s one we need to savour and enjoy.

“The players will have it on their CVs and in that respect, I can’t emphasise enough how important it is to win.

“Our approach for Friday night is that we want to be on the front foot, we want to be positive and we certainly should be confident given our experiences this week.

“I want them to play with no inhibitions.

“I know that teams can be tentative in finals, but we really don’t want that to happen to |us.

“Experience tells me what you want doesn’t always happen, but that is the message to the players certainly. I go back to the Georgia game and our plan was to be positive, to attack and get bodies in their final third and that’s what happened, so hopefully the players are positive again.”

A few of Beaglehole’s squad are currently unattached as we draw closer to another season, including goalkeeper Wayne Drummon and James Gray.

For them, the exposure that an appearance in the finals brings could be vital to catching the eye, however, the boss insists all of

his players will be under the |microscope. “To be honest, the players are always in the shop window when they come to play here and in other international games,” Beaglehole adds.

“There is always someone out there who is watching, and as we tell the players regularly, they might only be one good performance away from a move to a big club — although we know some of them are already at big clubs.

“So, occasions like this can be advantageous for their careers,” he added.

“We have been in the final now four years on the bounce since I have come here and that shows the good work that is being done by people at grassroots and younger age groups.”