Dubs looking for right ‘impact’

Dublin selector Declan Darcy is glad of the ‘headache’ caused by the Dubs strength in depth as they prepare for Sunday’s All-Ireland final against Kerry (3.30).

The subs impacted very positively when introduced last time out as Dublin out-ran Mayo in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final replay

“They’re all difficult to pick - 26 is tough to pick,” says Declan, “The way the game has evolved, it’s a bit like the rugby as well – the subs coming in are a huge part of it, and they can be equally important.

“Certainly in 2013, the impact of our subs off the bench was a huge part of the game.

“This year, things have changed a little bit. Games are stifled a little bit, they aren’t as free-flowing.

“In 2013, everyone was going toe-to-toe with us and the games were free-flowing, now they are stagnating a little bit with more phases of play and strategies, and it is more difficult to impact a game when it is tightly strung-up like that.

“But you got a sense of it the last day - the subs impacted. We got it right. We stuttered through other games to get that impact. But the last day, they were huge in the last 20 minutes.”