Mayo GAA Discussion Part 2

Blackjack

Blackjack wrote: »

I thought Conor O'Shea was decent enough to be fair. Did a lot of the hard work down the lines, makes space for himself and able to pick out his man. Had a wide or 2 but we had 15 of them this evening.

Very impressed with Boland.

Delighted with Loftus getting a brace off the bench. I could not understand how the ref allowed as much of the pulling and dragging out him by the Roscommon backs.

I should add however that Roscommon were poor enough. While I do enjoy it when Mayo beat them it's not great signs for them and I'd rather have them competitive than not, as long as it's not at our expense.

Looking very likely they will be playing Division 2 next year.

km79

We are in MUCH better shape than this time last year
And we went damn close last year..........


The rossies were as disjointed a team as I've seen in recent years.
No game plan evident
Bizarre

80s Child

Am I the only one seeing problems here.

Kerry could have scored 3/4 goals in the first half. A terrible Ross side had 3/4 1 on 1s!! There's gaps there! Serious gaps!!

When we play Dublin, even though they're not focusing on goals, more so possession, they could open us up. And I mean big time!

On the positive, Conor Loftus looked excellent! A real forward! The instinct was there!

km79

80s Child wrote: »

Am I the only one seeing problems here.

Kerry could have scored 3/4 goals in the first half. A terrible Ross side had 3/4 1 on 1s!! There's gaps there! Serious gaps!!

When we play Dublin, even though they're not focusing on goals, more so possession, they could open us up. And I mean big time!

On the positive, Conor Loftus looked excellent! A real forward! The instinct was there!

I think we will play a sweeper next week

And YES loftus looks good
And he is strong too
Boland kicked 2 quality points and has a great eye for a pass but is small .......

Fr Tod Umptious

12 different scorers, something like 16 of the 20 scores from play.

They are not stats you hear much about Mayo.

Good to get the win, make no mistake about it though it's only February and Roscommon are brutal.

4 points is not enough to secure Div 1 status but it goes all long way towards it.

naughto

Can some one tell me why or sub county goalkeeper will not play tomorrow for his club yet be named and linded out for mayo today

Oldtree

Lovely boost tonight it was a beautiful game of football to watch. Everything seemed to work like a well oiled machine and Clarkes saves were magnificent.

Roscommon were gone from 5 minutes in but in all fairness and respect to them they kept going without decending the game into a fracca like "them up there" would have done. They seemed tired or resigned, but I hope they get themselves together for the championship and bring it on.

Oldtree

yop wrote: »

Lovely night, first win at a Mayo game for my 3 year old.

3 night creamy pints, now its time to have some craic on Hogan Stand!

Your 3 year old had 3 creamy pints to settle after the match, to allow you some free time!!!
Can't say I blame the child, I was overexcited too.

Coillte_Bhoy

km79 wrote: »

I think we will play a sweeper next week

And YES loftus looks good
And he is strong too
Boland kicked 2 quality points and has a great eye for a pass but is small .......

Kicked an absolutely sublime ball into space for COC who shoud have passed to Reagan but still, was wonderful awareness from him

FrPhelimYoung

naughto wrote: »

Can some one tell me why or sub county goalkeeper will not play tomorrow for his club yet be named and linded out for mayo today

Why don't you ask him yourself? Maybe he has other commitments than football of a Sunday....

finisklin

The reason that the Rossie's were poor was that their midfield was non existent. It changed a little in second half when the full forward came out to midfield.

Their were completely out maneuvered, out smarted and out muscled at midfield. Our dominance was reflected in this area at half time.

It could be a long year for Roscommon after such high hopes last year. They need Kilbride back pronto.

PARlance

km79 wrote: »

I think we will play a sweeper next week.

Looking forward to seeing who that will be.

PARlance

naughto wrote: »

Can some one tell me why or sub county goalkeeper will not play tomorrow for his club yet be named and linded out for mayo today

I dunno, was he out skulling pints with you?

Fowler87

We will play a dedicated sweeper and more than likely McLoughlin. He is playing very well in his natural position though... Maybe DOC to fill that role or overall more disciplined approach in defence. The Dubs will gobble up those chances. When Boyle went off it affected the shape too

PARlance

Fowler87 wrote: »

We will play a dedicated sweeper and more than likely McLoughlin. He is playing very well in his natural position though... Maybe DOC to fill that role or overall more disciplined approach in defence. The Dubs will gobble up those chances. When Boyle went off it affected the shape too

I hope it's not McLoughlin, he's too valuable where he is and is back showing good form... my money is on Vaughen being thrown in there to see how it works.

Panrich

PARlance wrote: »

I hope it's not McLoughlin, he's too valuable where he is and is back showing good form... my money is on Vaughen being thrown in there to see how it works.

I thought the half forward line last night worked very well. All three of McLoughlin Boland and COC can deliver good ball. Boland reminds me of a young Alan Dillon. The creativity from this line far exceeded what we're used to.

fehenry

The highlight of the night for me is the fact than Adam Gallagher is now fit enough to re-join the panel. It was a desperate pity that he got badly injured in one of his first competitive games for the seniors. From what I saw of him before his injury, he'll be a massive addition to the team.

spurscormac

Cillian seems to be all over the field, sweeping at full back at one stage last night.
Could there be a plan to deploy Aidan at FF when he's back, with Cillian landing in more accurate ball he can win and bury in the net?
Just a thought.

km79

spurscormac wrote: »

Cillian seems to be all over the field, sweeping at full back at one stage last night.
Could there be a plan to deploy Aidan at FF when he's back, with Cillian landing in more accurate ball he can win and bury in the net?
Just a thought.

I said the same last night
Aidan and Andy in 2 man full forward line

Jason gibbons back is another very good option midfield so frees Aidan to move into forward line

PressRun

Roscommon were awful, so it's hard to judge exactly where we are. We won't get that kind of space against better teams. Next weekend will be a real test for the likes of Boland. Not sure how Newcombe will get on, thought he struggled last night.

km79

PressRun wrote: »

Roscommon were awful, so it's hard to judge exactly where we are. We won't get that kind of space against better teams. Next weekend will be a real test for the likes of Boland. Not sure how Newcombe will get on, thought he struggled last night.

He was very poor alright

Audioslaven

One thing for sure, Mayo need to beat dublin next weekend....Go all out. I think it is important to get out the right side of them after the last few losses and it will be a huge experience for Boland, Loftus etc. This unbeaten run needs to be fully cracked now and although Donegal looking good at the moment, I still expect Dublin to come back.

If the beat Dublin next weekend, they should go to win the League.

Audioslaven

km79 wrote: »

I said the same last night
Aidan and Andy in 2 man full forward line

Jason gibbons back is another very good option midfield so frees Aidan to move into forward line

Ya AOS at FF is the only place for him but they need to improve the supply to him and in turn he needs to improve his runs (like Andy does). I would be slightly worried about Andy having the legs especially once you hit Croke park in August.

RD10

mayo were good last night but against a weak roscommon team. great to see all the different scorers but it will be toatally diffrent nxt week.

Fowler87

Results went in our favour today

RD10

anyone have the tables?

PressRun

Fowler87 wrote: »

Results went in our favour today

Would it not have been better for Monaghan to lose to Kerry, since they beat Mayo, but Mayo beat Kerry?

charlie14

Fowler87 wrote: »

Results went in our favour today

I`m not too sure on that count.

Would it not suited better if Kerry had beaten Monaghan, and with two draws in a row there may be a bit of a backlash from Dublin?

Fr Tod Umptious

Audioslaven wrote: »

One thing for sure, Mayo need to beat dublin next weekend....Go all out. I think it is important to get out the right side of them after the last few losses and it will be a huge experience for Boland, Loftus etc. This unbeaten run needs to be fully cracked now and although Donegal looking good at the moment, I still expect Dublin to come back.

If the beat Dublin next weekend, they should go to win the League.

I think Dublin's unbeaten run is there for the taking, I'm not sure how important it is to Dublin either, but as another poster suggested two draws in a row may refocus them.

PressRun

Not just two draws, but they've been poor the last two matches too. I'm sure they'll be looking to get a hold of things next time.