Eamonn Sweeney: From blanket to colander, there is no case to be made for Mickey Harte’s leaky Derry defence

Derry manager Mickey Harte has plenty to ponder. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Eamonn Sweeney

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Bye bye Blanket Defence, hello Colander Defence.

Two decades after pioneering one defensive innovation, Mickey Harte has come up with another.

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