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Declan O Sullivan in the mid to late 00's for me was the best footballer in Ireland he had it all pace ,power ,great scorer ,great link up play , great at skinning his marker and everything else but the last 5 years he's been nowhere near the player he was and he's only gone 30 this season, can someone please explain what happened to my favourite footballer of the 00's??? clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 22/05/2014 16:38:25 1591977 Link 0 |
waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 22/05/2014 17:24:41 1592007 Link 0 |
Ya between himself and Alan Brogan were always my favourite players during the 00's but have no idea what's happened. I still think he's a solid forward and we see sparks of his brilliance every now and again, but ya a bit of the heights he reached 5-7 years ago. Ya never know with his rest maybe he'll get some of the hunger back and with Gooch out of the picture this season maybe he'll step up as the best forward in the side. As a player myself with low confidence, I always played better when we were missing our better players, may sound strange to some people but that's what happened. Gooch casts a long shadow, and perhaps O'Sullivan hasn't been rising to the occasion as often anymore because Gooch et al have in his stead. And I know Gooch was there when he was playing well, but he hit a good run of form and was also captain, both can really boost the performance of low confidence player. JMK (Kerry) - Posts: 273 - 22/05/2014 17:33:59 1592014 Link 0 |
What's happened to Declan O Sullivan? MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13693 - 22/05/2014 17:40:03 1592017 Link 0 |
In all seriousness though an awesome footballer on his day. Wayneo I have to say I'm surprised anyone would have Darren above Declan. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13693 - 22/05/2014 17:41:53 1592018 Link 0 |
He got married................. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7290 - 22/05/2014 17:44:47 1592023 Link 0 |
In all seriousness though an awesome footballer on his day. Wayneo I have to say I'm surprised anyone would have Darren above Declan. waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 22/05/2014 17:47:02 1592028 Link 0 |
Hard to know, he's been on the go a long time now so maybe a bit of physical and mental fatigue. Personally I'd like to see him consistently playing in the full forward line with James o Donoghue this year. Keane16 (Kerry) - Posts: 306 - 22/05/2014 17:52:09 1592037 Link 0 |
Your view is wrong Waynol , Darren is a great player with great pace but is nowhere near Declan O Sullivan as a footballer, I consider the Gooch as the GOAT but in the 00's O Sullivan was the better player. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 22/05/2014 18:53:29 1592072 Link 0 |
Superglue (Kerry) - Posts: 1283 - 22/05/2014 19:02:20 1592077 Link 0 |
Your view is wrong Waynol , Darren is a great player with great pace but is nowhere near Declan O Sullivan as a footballer, I consider the Gooch as the GOAT but in the 00's O Sullivan was the better player. waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 22/05/2014 19:17:28 1592083 Link 0 |
That's very philosophy, Waynol MichaelO (Tyrone) - Posts: 820 - 22/05/2014 19:27:31 1592084 Link 0 |
Ok so I'm better than Messi that's my view today. Waynol you've had Jason Whelan in your starting 15 now your telling us that Darren O Sullivan is better than Declan when we all know he's nowhere near him as a footballer. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 22/05/2014 19:44:23 1592089 Link 0 |
Stylish and elegant footballer.My favourite Kerry player of that era.Got a bit of a slating from some quarters for letting Kevin Mc easily pass him for Dublins goal in 2011 final.Id rather him than the Gooch. cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 22/05/2014 21:20:23 1592137 Link 0 |
wayno, sorry man but no way. Darren is a decent player but relied on pace, was never that natural a footballer and has started more games on the bench than the pitch down the years. Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 23/05/2014 08:43:59 1592159 Link 0 |
It's not the forwards letting down Kerry jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20589 - 23/05/2014 09:03:14 1592163 Link 0 |
22/05/2014 19:17:28 Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 23/05/2014 10:25:20 1592203 Link 0 |
To say Darren O'Sullivan is a better footballer than Declan,is,well,indeed.. ziggy320001 (Meath) - Posts: 2432 - 23/05/2014 10:32:09 1592207 Link 0 |
Comparing Darren O Sullivan to Declan O Sullivan is laughable. woops (Kerry) - Posts: 2073 - 23/05/2014 12:05:56 1592272 Link 0 |
woops jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20589 - 23/05/2014 12:11:12 1592277 Link 0 |