"Red-hot talisman hails An Ghaeltacht's 'massive' victory"
"The pre-match message was clear: don't offer up even half a yard of empty grass to David Clifford on the edge of the arc. Otherwise he'll eat you for breakfast."
"Donegal discovered this in the first half of the All-Ireland final. A trilogy of two-pointers, the final one beyond the hooter, duly ensued. Clifford's eventual haul that day was 0-9 from play."
An Ghaeltacht secured a massive victory hailed by a red-hot talisman. The pre-match instruction emphasized not to give David Clifford even half a yard of empty grass on the arc because he will punish any space. Donegal learned this lesson in the first half of the All-Ireland final as Clifford produced a trilogy of two-pointers, the last after the hooter. Clifford finished with 0-9 from play, underlining his ability to dominate games when afforded space and the decisive impact of his scoring on the result.
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