Ian Baraclough has added West Ham United Under 21 head coach Mark Robson to his backroom team ahead of Northern Ireland's next Nations League games.
Northern Ireland complete their campaign at home to Kosovo on Saturday before travelling to Greece next Tuesday.
Robson has previously worked with England’s Under 19 and U21 squads and at club level with Peterborough and Barnet.
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His current role with the Hammers sees him working with Northern Ireland development squad players Michael Forbes, Callum Marshall and Patrick Kelly.
Baraclough told the Irish FA's website: “I played with Mark at Notts County and since then he has developed into a very capable coach who will bring experience and nous. We’re looking forward to him coming in and getting to work."
Meanwhile, Baraclough says there is a buzz around the squad ahead of the upcoming double-header.
Northern Ireland have yet to win the Nations League, with pressure mounting on the international boss following June's quadruple header which saw Baraclough's side claim just two points from a possible 12.
“This is a chance to right some of the wrongs from the results that we had (in June),” Baraclough said.
“We want to create chances and we want to be a threat to the opposition, and we have got the armoury in the squad to be able to go and do that."
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