Shelbourne host Derry City in a top-of-the-table clash at Tolka Park tonight.
David Sneyd THE 2022 FAI Cup final was seen as the catalyst for Derry City to become League of Ireland Premier Division champions.“The cup is fabulous and we’re a cup city but we need to win the league,” he told The Derry Journal after success in Aviva Stadium two years ago.
The fact it was Shels who Derry comfortably beat 4-0 in that FAI Cup final only adds to the plot lines making this an engrossing run-in. “Resilience is the key and I think we’ve shown good resilience over my time and I hope that continues because if you don’t have resilience in football or in sport, or in life actually, you will struggle.”
“I got asked before the game, by someone, if you get knocked out of Europe, would it have a real damaging effect on the rest of your season but we responded on that Sunday really brilliantly, beating a good Pat’s team. “So we’ve shown a decent level of consistency in recent times, with the European one being the biggest disappointment in comparison to last year,” he said.
“They don’t need to leave their house, their bedroom, they don’t need to speak to people, their wives, anything. Just rest, eat well, sleep well, drink lots of water and let’s bounce in,” Duff said of what he expected of his players over the weekend.
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