Kieran Shannon: James McCarthy was Dublin's master of the big moments and the little things

WARRIOR: Dublin's James McCarthy in action against Mayo's Tom Parsons during the 2017 All-Ireland SFC final. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
A couple of weeks ago while flicking the channels I came across a reshowing of the 2017 All-Ireland football final.
It had lived in this column’s memory as one of the greatest football games ever, Mayo producing their best All-Ireland final performance this side of 1951 yet still falling short to probably the best team of all time.