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Damien Duff blasts Shelbourne players after ‘horrible’ FAI Cup win
“Any league in the world, if you can’t play two games in four days, we’ll sign the P45 in the morning and you can go home,” he insisted about endurance levels.
Damien Duff blasts Shelbourne players after ‘horrible’ FAI Cup win
MON, 22 JUL, 2024 - 09:29
JOHN FALLON
Damien Duff has lambasted his Shelbourne side for their “disrespectful” approach to Sunday’s FAI Cup tie at Bray Wanderers.
The Premier Division leaders went to the First Division side three days after crowning their first European participation for 18 years by setting up a bumper Conference League tie against FC Zurich this week.
However, despite a much-changed Reds forging ahead after 15 minutes through Seán Boyd, that was their lot as they toiled into Tuesday’s third round draw.
Duff was highly critical in his post-match analysis of not just the supporting cast granted starts but some of his mainstays introduced to see out the tie.
“It was a horrible day,” fumed the two-time Premier League winner, a far cry from the jubilation he exuded in the aftermath of Thursday’s 3-2 aggregate victory over Gibraltarian outfit St Joseph’s.
Sean Boyd goal secures win for Shelbourne over Bray in FAI Cup
“That was a very sobering afternoon for everyone and it comes down to application.
“This game could have been as easy or hard as the players wanted and they made it difficult. Once you complicate football, teams will struggle. We could have conceded in the last minute and there absolutely would have been only one winner.
“It started very well but after the first 15 minutes it was the complete opposite. One thing I warmed them against beforehand was respect and there was a real lack of respect for the opposition as the game went on.
“There should have been a real freshness to the team. Talk about lots of changes is nonsense; that’s a top XI. We replaced quality with quality. The guys who’ve been knocking on my door shouldn’t do anymore because I won’t answer.
“Then players coming on who think spots are theirs playing with a real arrogance that disgusted me and a lot of people in the dressing-room. They were smelling themselves; as if some left their football IQ in Gibraltar. Some ridiculous, strange stuff I saw from the sideline and our subs looked gassed.”
This is the third season of Duff’s tenure and they’ll set the pace from the outset. A fairytale story of a first top-flight title since 2006 is within their grasp with 13 games left and the €700,000 guaranteed by their European crusade will bolster the budget but Duff cut a frustrated figure. He dismissed the swift turnaround as a contributory factor.
“Any league in the world, if you can’t play two games in four days, we’ll sign the P45 in the morning and you can go home,” he insisted about endurance levels.
“I sat in the hotel lobby last Thursday making sure none of them went out – threatening them with fines – but they must have gone out the back door because that’s what they looked like today.
“I’m not trying to put a dampener on a very exciting week ahead but since this staff came in, this club is built on standards. I saw none of that on the pitch.
“We’ve a big game in Europe but the most important thing for me is the league. If we play like that in our next game against Derry, then goodnight.
“For the fans who travelled to Bray on Sunday, the only good thing was the beach BBQ.”