This article is from page 91 of the 2007-07-31 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 91 JPG
JONATHAN Clancy emerged from a soundless dressing room to offer a player’s perspective on Clare’s flat performance against Limerick.
The Clarecastle player produced some sparkling moments. Namely when he drifted across from the left
wing and fielded Gerry O’Grady’s clearance to land his first point.
Even with the game up, he still mo- tored up and down finishing Clare’s best-constructed move of the match from under the Hogan Stand.
Nice moments, but ones you sus- pect Clancy won’t dwell on.
Like his manager he’s thinking
about the ones that got away.
With his back against a _ wall, Clancy spoke of his frustration as he contemplated another early exit from the All-Ireland series.
“We missed a number of chances in the first half that will haunt us for a while. We didn’t enjoy the bounce of the ball, which is always important
in such tight matches. We are sick and tired of coming up here giving good performances and not winning. I’d rather have played a bad game and won than a good one and lost.” However, he said the experience would benefit the team in the long run. According to Clancy, Clare could do with a little rub of the green.
“We still have a very good team, but we need to be contesting All-Ireland semis and finals to bring it on. There is very little between the teams when you reach this stage of the champi- onship. Games can go either way. Just look at what Wexford achieved against Tipperary on Saturday. All we need is a little bit of luck.”