Brendan Rogers of Derry is the PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month for May in football. Image: Sam Barnes/SPORTSFILE Brendan Rogers of Derry is the PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month for May in football. Image: Sam Barnes/SPORTSFILE BRENDAN ROGERS DISAGREES with the idea that Derry’s defensive style of play will come unstuck in Croke Park.
The Oak Leafers face Clare in their first All-Ireland quarter-final since 2007 and Rogers says they haven’t paid heed to any negativity from outside the camp. “If you want to do it in good fashion that’s all well and good, but unfortunately for Derry we tried playing that style for a long time and we were at the end of some results. It doesn’t really suit us and we found a way of being comfortable with each other and playing football regardless of the scenarios and teams we play.