Tony Leen: Declan O’Sullivan’s managerial debut with Kerry ends in acute disappointment

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SIDELINE VIEW: Kerry U20 manager Declan O'Sullivan at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Thursday night. Picture: Matt Browne, Sportsfile

THE trouble with glorious talent is you don't get to bring it to the half-life on the far side of football's boundary lines. 

Declan O'Sullivan stood in the Páirc Ui Chaimh technical area Thursday night, stoic and arms folded, willing his Kerry Under 20 charges to be possessed of the same poise and nous he displayed in eleven garlanded seasons in green and gold. Alas, it was nowhere to be found.