Derry City Sadou Diallomisses Sunday’s game.
Damien Duff. Image: Ryan Byrne/INPHO SHELBOURNE MANAGER DAMIEN Duff says he has huge sympathy for Derry City midfielder Sadou Diallo who misses Sunday’s showpiece FAI Cup Final due to suspension.
The Guinean-born Englishman was harshly sent off in Sunday’s final league game of the season as Derry lost 1-0 at home to Dundalk.Normally, automatic suspensions would be used up in the next game of the same competition. But as that was the final league game of the year it must be served in the next competitive match which is the cup final.“He’a a fantastic player. One of his first games was against us and I was texting Ruaidhri after the game ‘Who is this guy?’.
“You look after yourself all year in the cup to help you play in the final and then told in the last league games if you get a red you miss the final.” Mindful of such a scenario as his side lost 4-0 at St Patrick’s Athletic the same day, Duff substituted his creative midfielder Jack Moylan after he received a yellow card in the first half of their 4-0 defeat at Richmond Park.“We were on tenterhooks on Sunday, a) for injuries and b) for someone getting sent off.Duff’s chief concern ahead of the decider is the fitness of talisman winger Shane Farrell who didn’t feature in Inchicore.
“Am I worried? Of course, Yes. His biggest worry is putting on a suit as he’s not worn one in his life!“Is he out? No. I’ll do all I can to get him fit.”
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