Matt Healy loving life at Shamrock Rovers after ‘home alone' Belgian stint
MATT HEALY reckons his crowded house has helped him settle in quickly at Shamrock Rovers after 18 months of being home alone.
Corkman Healy, 23, has been one of the star turns of the first half of the season since his arrival in Tallaght from Belgian second division outfit Francs Borains.
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Matt Healy admitted that he's loving life at Shamrock Rovers
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Healy has featured in all but one of the Hoops' games this season
His importance is clear as he has featured in all but one of
Healy puts it down to how easy he has settled in to living with team-mates, including fellow Rebel County man Josh Honohan, near the club's training base.
He said: 'I'm in a house with Josh, there are a couple of us in the house, so we're all very close.
'I lived by myself in Belgium for 18 months so I quite like living with a few lads, you get close to them, out in the evenings, watch TV, hit a few golf balls.'
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That helped him as soon as he arrived in Dublin.
And the Hoops have also hit their stride in the past two months to go six points clear at the top of the table — a gap they can extend tonight by beating Drogheda United.
Healy added: 'Even at the start of the season when results weren't going our way, I thought we were playing well and we knew we were going in the right direction.
'And the plan was just to stick to what we were doing.
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'We don't really change the way we play for anybody. We know if we stick to what we do, it will be tough for any team.'
That approach saw them beat champions Shelbourne 2-1 on Friday night at Tolka Park when Healy was man of the match and pal Honohan bagged the winner after earlier scoring an own goal.
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It capped an eventful week for
Healy added: 'I knew Josh from Cork, he only lives about 15 minutes away from me in Cork.
'He was the year above me. I played against him a couple of times.
'I was gutted for him that he didn't get on the pitch the other night. I thought he deserved to get a few minutes and get a cap.
'These things happen, the own goal happens, you can't do anything about it and he turned around and scored in the second half.'
As for tonight's tricky trip to Sullivan and Lambe Park, Healy added:
'Drogheda, they're very hard to beat. They're good at defending and they stay in the game. But we'll be ready and hopefully get three points.'
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