Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Dooher style will be put in bin by Hands management
BRIAN DOOHER has revealed his vision of a new age of attacking football for Tyrone.
Dooher and Feargal Logan will engage with their squad later this month for the first time since taking over from three-time All-ireland winner Mickey Harte.
The Red Hands have been stung after persistent criticism of their perceived negativity but they are blessed with a depth of attacking talent that most counties would envy.
“We are very lucky to have that talent, and there’s no point in having talent and not using it,” said new boss Dooher. “We will be using it to the best of their ability, and in the best place where they should be.”
Tyrone’s riches amount to a dozen top class forwards, the firepower cranked up by the arrival of former Aussie Rules star Conor Mckenna (middle), the return of Lee Brennan (bottom) and Connor Mcaliskey, along with former All-star full forward Cathal Mcshane’s
(top) recovery from injury.
Dooher added: “Those boys are up there, they’re dangerous forwards and they need the ball.
“Hopefully we’ll get enough ball in to them to get the scores.”
Caution will not be thrown to the wind, however, and there will also be an emphasis on keeping things tight at the back.
Dooher said: “It’s not about going out and playing with no regard to defensive football. It’s about getting a balance.
“We will be expecting our players when we haven’t got the ball all to be defending.
“Dublin is a typical example of that. Dublin’s success isn’t built just on their free-scoring, it’s built on their workrate off the ball, particularly from the forwards, and that goes unnoticed a bit.
“In any good team the workrate across the field is important, and the forwards set the tone for the workrate.
“It’s important to get that back in to our football again.
“I’m not being critical, but I think they could do better in that regard, I think there’s more in them.”