Diarmuid Connolly has hailed Colm Basquel and “Rolls Royce” James McCarthy after Dublin stormed into the All-Ireland semi-final last Sunday.
The 2-17 to 0-11 victory was their biggest ever over Mayo in Championship football and arguably Dublin’s best performance in a number of years.
Former Dubs star Connolly acknowledged that manager Dessie Farrell made “big calls” in leaving out Ciaran Kilkenny and Dean Rock, but Basquel and Cormac Costello came up trumps.