Brendan Rogers insists Derry players didn't switch off to Mickey Harte's message

Brendan Rogers, left, Murtagh O'Brien and Mickey Harte look on during the penalty shoot-out in the Allianz Football League Division 1 Final match between Dublin and Derry at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: John Sheridan/Sportsfile

Brendan Rogers says the Derry players didn't switch off to Mickey Harte's message when things started to go wrong this year.

The 2022 and 2023 Ulster champions blazed a trail throughout winter, collecting McKenna Cup and National League Division 1 titles, before suffering a summer implosion.