Paul Caffrey's Dublin continue to be an enigma after blowing a four-point lead with a stiff breeze at their back yesterday at Parnell Park.
Granted the Dubs had been playing with 14 men for most of the second half after Mark Vaughn was rightfully sent off for an awful foul on Damian Freeman.
However, the Dubs lifted their game, played a couple of great long balls into the Monaghan defence opening them right up and stormed back to go four ahead with ten minutes left.
But how often have we seen this particular Dublin team fade when it looked like the job was done and yesterday once again they allowed Monaghan to draw level.
Caffrey's side have been knocking on the door for a few seasons but have always lacked a little class and know how and have had a tendency to fade late in big games.
This has already cost them at least a place in an All-Ireland final, I don't believe they were good enough to win one, but Caffrey needs to address this if they are to progress from being hard to beat to winners.
I can't see this side going all the way this year and by the time September comes around the Dubs' wait for an All-Ireland title will go on for another year.
Monday, 24 March 2008
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