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Published 20:38 24 Feb 2018 GMT
Updated 21:31 24 Feb 2018 GMT
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"He definitely is the ginger Messi. He's amazing, some of the things he pulls out," said Sean Cavanagh on Peter Harte last March. "He's a fantastic talent and we're blessed that we have him," continued the Moy club man.Peter Harte is a special talent. Sean Cavanagh knows that. The whole of Tyrone knows that. We should all know that. It's a joy to watch 'the ginger Messi' every time he laces up his boots. It's a joy to watch Tyrone's most influential player every time he crosses the white line. It's a joy to watch Peter Harte's talent explore new boundaries every time the leather of an O'Neill's size five comes under his grips. Peter Harte, the maestro, the conductor, the explorer, he travelled to Castleblaney on Saturday night and he did just what Peter Harte does. Tyrone have been in fits and bursts so far this season. Losing to Dublin, defeating Kildare, losing the McKenna Cup final. It's been hit and miss, it's been hot and cold. They were beaten by Monaghan here, the county that continue to punch above their weight.
Conor McManus was the difference tonight, as he so often is. He's one like Harte.
Now this isn't the type of thing that wins games, that defines games, but it's the kind of attitude that is.
Peter Harte is a free spirit on the GAA pitch. He'll roam around, he'll probe, he'll take things on that others wouldn't dare for fear of ballsing up.
With 27 minutes on the clock and with Tyrone trailing Monaghan by four, the Errigal Ciarán man was still trying stuff.
With the ball on the deck between him and two Monaghan defenders, he could easily have picked it up. He saw something, though, the type of thing that most players wouldn't.
He saw the space, the potential.
He left the two of them, literally, sitting. He dummied, he channelled his inner Messi with a piece of elusive skill that the man himself would be proud of.
He set up a chance for Mattie Donnelly that clocked the cross bar.
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