Newry Reporter Column

Conor McManus is one of those players that you would pay the entrance fee alone just to watch him play football. He is a class act on and off the field. There are numerous reasons why Conor excels in our game but one of the most important reasons is that he is a thinking man’s forward. What I mean by that is he is constantly thinking of ways that he can improve, how he can dominate his opponent and find the edge. He is a very smart forward. He is so dangerous inside that almost any type of ball in is a good ball but he is a player that consistently wants to be on the ball so if there is a period of time when the ball does not find its way into him, he will go looking for it. He takes responsibility but key to him taking responsibility in search of the ball, he is still always in the danger zone.

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