Mickey Harte’s consistently effective team comes up against in-form champions as the league’s two best sides go head to head
Dublin beat Derry in Celtic Park earlier this month - and will aim to do so again when the sides meet in the Division 1 final at Croke Park. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inphohave looked like they were sizing up the league from the first day when, less than a week after the club final,fielded players from Glen’s club All-Ireland victory in the opening encounter against Kerry in Tralee. It nearly came unstuck but they got the win.arrived in Celtic Park.
Dessie Farrell was rightly irritated that day by the loss of concentration and if there has been a genuinely impressive aspect to Dublin’s recent form, it has been how well they are defending. Lessons will have been learned. Glass has been remarkable at multitasking, winning ball and getting forward for scores. But what the teams have been doing so devastatingly will not be as easy this time. Can Dublin’s forwards exert sufficient pressure to make the attacking runs that bit more demanding for the opposing defence?
It is impossible to imagine the sort of opportunities that littered the rout of Tyrone, for instance. If it settles into a bit of a grind, will Dublin be any better at creating and taking chances than they were in Celtic Park with a good possession advantage?
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