Diarmuid O’Connor continues individual quest for consistency with Mayo

Listening to Diarmuid O’Connor assess his performances this summer, you could conclude he has been fortunate to hold his starting role with Mayo.

After emulating brother Cillian these last two seasons in claiming the young footballer of the year award, his assessment of his football in 2017 is honest and unvarnished. “Individually, inconsistent would probably be the big word, no more than the team performance, kinda been up and down, hasn’t been as consistent as I would have liked.

“After every game, I review my own performance no more than the team’s performance and just see what I can improve for the next game, just forget about the game and work on whatever I can improve on.”