Manager Mickey Harte at a loss to explain the team’s dramatic loss of form
Derry’s season hangs by a thread after third successive loss since beating Dublin in the league deciderDavid Clifford bags a pair as Kerry end their goal drought to power past MeathThey have shipped nine goals in their three championship games – four v Donegal, two v Galway, three v Armagh. Derry have yet to raise a green flag. They are floundering.
“And suddenly within a couple of months they’re not playing like the quality we saw from them. So, look, we’ll have to just do our best to dig through the debris and try and come out with something better for the next game. We’re not in a good place, and there’s no way of sugar-coating it. We’re in a very bad place at the minute, and you have to hold your hands up and accept that, and collectively, we have to try and see what we can do about it.
“I suppose confidence can be knocked out of people, I suppose back to the Donegal game, conceding so many goals in the way we did, knocked the confidence out of them,” said Harte. “It’s very difficult to put your finger on it. I’m not a psychologist, but obviously you can’t play the level of football that our boys played on March 31st and then have your next three performances the way they were.
Group Three has several permutations hanging over it after Cork brought an end to the last unbeaten record of the season, the Rebels chalking up 3-9 to 0-16 to beat Donegal at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday. Kerry top Group Four after their win over Meath on Sunday, while Louth are in second place after playing out a draw with Monaghan . Kerry face Louth in the last round of games, while Meath will meet Monaghan.
And the weekend produced the first managerial departure of the summer with Niall Carew stepping down as Carlow manager after five years.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Dublin Airport manager seeking deal to lease Gannon car parkDAA has approached developer Gerry Gannon after regulator prevented authority from buying car park outright
Read more »
Business Today: Energia sale, Dublin Airport car park talks and Stripe weighs Dublin office moveThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Read more »
Fund gets 99% cut on Kevin St leasehold valuationDublin County Registrar had fixed €5 million purchase price in favour of the Technological University Dublin
Read more »
Dublin boss Micheál Donoghue ready for winner-takes-all contest against GalwayFormer Galway manager brings his Dublin team to Salthill for decisive Leinster SHC fixture
Read more »
Dublin man Scott Capper accused of trespass and assault causing harm to a womanExclusive - Scott Capper (30) of Cappagh Green in Finglas, West Dublin, appeared before a sitting of Dublin District Court, charged over an alleged incident at an address in North Dublin last Wednesday.
Read more »
I can't respect Mickey Harte and Gavin Devlin over lack of loyaltyDerry have fallen a long way from their impressive League form, and I don't have any sympathy for their management team
Read more »