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Published 10:40 18 Feb 2019 GMT
Updated 10:41 18 Feb 2019 GMT
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"He went to yoga every morning," McFaul told the Irish News. "A lot of boys there were eating whatever, but we all signed up to the gym, he was there every day, doing his yoga, eating right. "You knew by his lifestyle, it’s no wonder he’s so good. He took leadership, we were doing all Dublin’s drill-based stuff. It was all football, big into kicking and moving the ball quickly. I was out two weeks before he came out, all we did was fist-passing the Donegal way. "Connolly came out and said ‘no, I’m not used to playing that way, we’re not doing that’. After that our coach, Barney Curran brought in a lot of kicking."
With Dublin gunning for a record-breaking five in a row of All-Ireland titles and just about every other county in the land aiming target dots at their heads, the return of a man who is still so obviously one of the best in the business could be a vital kick in their surge.
After the loss to Kerry though, their second defeat in three games, Jim Gavin rubbished reports that Connolly was training with Dublin strength and conditioning coach, Bryan Cullen.
"I can confirm that is certainly not the case. Absolutely not. "If any player wants to volunteer their time to inter county football we’ll always look at them. The door has always remained open for players that have either been with us in the past or want to join us who hasn’t been on the squad yet."If Connolly keeps up this sort of form for Vincent's, it will be strange if he wasn't guided in through that open door at some stage over the next seven months.
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