In-form defender Peadar Mogan is named Footballer of the Month for May as Donegal push for a first All-Ireland semi-final in 10 years
In-form defender is named Footballer of the Month for May as Donegal push for a first All-Ireland semi-final in 10 yearsPeadar Mogan in action for Donegal against Cork's Sean Power during the All-Ireland championship clash at Páirc Uí Rinn. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho
Last August the two were reacquainted when McGuiness arrived to take up his second managerial tour of duty with the Donegal footballers. Mogan escaped the full impact of last year partly because he was injured and, earlier, as he was doing a postgraduate course in Liverpool. He believes the downtime afforded by injury helped him “to refresh and get ready” for when the new manager arrived.
“I think it was just the way he talked about Donegal as a county and the way he talked about football and, you know, he played for Donegal. He’s managed Donegal before; he grew up supporting Donegal so it’s in who he is and, no matter where he’s travelled in the world, he never forgot about Donegal. “Yeah,” said Mogan, “it was just his ways of delivering messages and his clear and concise communication and his passion.”
Even the following match, a surprise defeat in Cork, didn’t damage the overall project too badly even though it was a first setback all season, having been unbeaten in league and championship up to that point.
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