Breen not underestimating the challenges Louth face going into Leinster Championship

It has been a few weeks since the end of what was a solid league campaign under new manager Kevin Larkin where Louth finished third and missed out by just a point on promotion only losing to Cavan, and disappointingly, Down.

“It was definitely a positive league campaign when you look at it,” said the Louth captain.

“We lost to Cavan and Down only by two points when you compare to last year; we lost to Down by 12 points and we were a point off relegation and this year a point off promotion,”

“So you have to take the positives with that and you to know as well that if you slip up in a game midway through, you know that it's going to be detrimental and taking that into the championship is important I think as well.”

Management

Having interviewed the Louth manager a number of times, you can’t but be struck by Kevin Larkin’s sheer natural enthusiasm and his desire for success and that’s something, along with a structured and positive approach, is benefitting the Louth players.

“I think between Kevin, David Murray and Jack Mac Namee, the three of them are absolutely 100pc every single training session,” said Breen.

“They're so positive and they're so constructive in terms of everything has a purpose...
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