Derry City defender Mark Connolly takes the positives from scoreless draw against Dundalk at Oriel Park
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00:00 Well Marcus, who's overriding feelings about a frustration here at 8-0 at Dundalk?
00:05 Yeah, I'm disappointed we didn't win the football match. It's a tough place to come to. You're never just going to turn up and win easy.
00:13 I think their lead position, people will think that, but they're a difficult place to come to. I'm just frustrated we didn't win the match.
00:21 If you're not winning the game, you have to make sure you don't lose. We didn't do that. We didn't concede, which is a positive as a team. We gained a point on Shelburne.
00:31 There were a few positives there, but we're just frustrated. We had a quiet dressing room after the game, but we just need to keep going. We need to keep grinding.
00:39 The boys are giving absolutely everything. Sometimes people might not see that, but everyone's training hard and maybe that's just a lack of confidence at the moment.
00:49 Hopefully we can go on a run and win some football matches and kick on for the second half of the season.
00:56 Goals aren't that hard to come by in this team, and they shouldn't be, given that attack on talent. We've seen the four guys coming on at half-time as well.
01:03 There's so much abundance of talent, it's just so frustrating. It adds to the frustration, doesn't it?
01:07 Yes, it's frustrating. We've some really, really good players on the team. Now you're seeing boys getting back from fitness and injuries. You come straight back in and everyone's fully fit.
01:20 It's going to take a little bit of time to get the boys up to match fitness, but you see as the games go on, you can see that.
01:26 We're frustrated not to win the football match, but we just have to stick together and stay positive.
01:34 Monday comes around quick against a Waterford team that are doing very, very well at the moment. It's not going to be an easy game.
01:40 Just all focus now for Monday.
01:43 Obviously, with Shelbourne and Rovers not playing Monday, that's an extra incentive to close that gap at the top in Shelbourne, isn't it?
01:49 Definitely. We want to make sure that our home games are special. We want to win as many home matches as we can.
01:55 We were very disappointed with the Sligo game, that we didn't win that game.
01:58 We have a chance now to put it right against Waterford on Monday, close the gap and just try and go on a bit of a run.
02:06 I felt like we were kind of torn in the corner, beats and pads, and we were getting good results.
02:11 Obviously, a bit of a sucker bill away to Shelbourne and Rovers can take a bit out of you, but we just go again.
02:18 Like I said, Monday is a big one for us.
02:20 It's easy for fans to get deflated and stuff. We're 3-3 without a win now.
02:25 It's important, especially Monday. It's an earlier kick-off. You need to get behind you because you're still in a fantastic position here to go on and win this title.
02:33 Yes, and of course the fans are disappointed. The fans just want to win, like us.
02:37 If they weren't disappointed and stuff like that, you'd be a bit worried.
02:43 I think we just need to stick together. I can just speak on behalf of the boys.
02:48 We're all trying and wanting to win this football, this league.
02:52 We have the players there. Like I said, Monday, we need all the fans backing us.
02:58 The boys will be ready to go again. Monday is a big one. We just need to hopefully get three points and kick on.
03:03 And yourself, obviously, back now. Good health and feeling good?
03:07 Yes, it was good to get back out. Obviously, frustrated. I had a little injury in the last few games.
03:13 Good to get back in. I think Monday now is the focus for all of us to try and go and win the football match and kick on.