Kerry performance coach and former Clare hurling star Tony Griffin has described David Clifford as 'Michael Jordan-esque’ in his quest to be the complete player.

Speaking to reporters at the launch of TG4’s Laochra Gael series, Griffin said of the Footballer of the Year: “I think some people are born with certain things.

“David Clifford was born to be David Clifford. He's just, he's ice cold. The other part of it is, he's a young man. He's 24, he's going to be 25 next year.

“Last year was a big, big mental load for any human being. I don't care who you are, you can only push things away so much and try to perform and, you know, the All-Ireland final showed probably that David has areas of his game that need work. And maybe it's getting parts of his game where the mental and the skill intersect.

“But that's brilliant, that's good news because everyone says he's the complete player. He knows he's not. And he knows his 'complete' is different to most other people's complete. But that's what he's after.

“It's Michael Jordan-esque. It's how can I perform? And you know last year was a hard year for him. He's an exceptional person.”

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