Shelbourne boss backing his players to regain top spot from Derry City and thrive under pressure.
DAMIEN DUFF SAYS he has no concerns about how his players will react after being knocked off the top of the Premier Division table for the first time since the start of March.
Three draws and defeat to Sligo Rovers during the last two months has seen their advantage at the summit dwindle.Advertisement “Me? Do I not look well?” he said with a smile. “It depends on how you look at things, it doesn’t bother me one bit. There was always going to be changes I would have thought, swings and roundabouts. It has been a crazy league, crazy results all year, you can see the one up the road .
“You always hear that you have to kind of lose one to learn from it and then win the next one, I don’t stand by that. Am I worried about lads dealing with pressure? No. Nerves are good. It’s why you get back involved in the game, I guess.” Shels haven’t scored more than twice in a game this season – excluding the Leinster Senior Cup – but Duff remains confident, partly due to the fact they have also conceded fewer than anyone else in the top flight.
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