DUBLIN hurling manager Michéal Donoghue would’ve most likely taken a point were it offered before his team’s draw with Waterford in the hostile surrounds of Dungarvan on Sunday – but it will be the form return of star forward Cian Boland that would’ve lifted the spirits the most.
Dublin fought back for a late draw against the 13 men of new Déise boss Davy Fitzgerald, and the sharpness of key strike man Boland will have been a huge elixir.
Boland’s form specifically is good news for the Dublin management. He missed all of last season and his pace and intelligence were sorely missed. Before Christmas he spoke about the injury and rehabilitation.
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“I ruptured the Achilles and had to get it operated on but I’m back now. . . and fully confident with the body of work that I’ve put in over the last year, that it’s right to go. At the moment it’s just about getting the miles back into the clock and getting me back to where I was pre-injury. That will take time but I’m ready for that now.”
He also paid tribute to the impact of the new manager.
“The little things like the one-on-one coaching that I’ve seen Micheál and his team as a whole bring to the training sessions, it’s invaluable. “Pulling players aside and giving them little pointers, ‘This is what you can improve on, this is what you’re doing’, that one-on-one coaching, there’s huge value in it,” the Na Fianna man added.
Featured image: 5 February 2023; David Keogh of Dublin celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal past Waterford goalkeeper Shaun O’Brien during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group B match between Waterford and Dublin at Fraher Field in Dungarvan, Waterford.
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