Mayo GAA Discussion - Part 4

yop wrote: »

Ok I was much the same. BUT we are in a final. It's a one off game that anything y can happen.
In 2006 we weren't as well to turn up. Against cork we are as well not to turn up. We were gone this year.
We need a stroke of luck.we can't have two own goal's. We can't have silly black cards. We need to score almost every chance.

If your no in you can't win. So fk it. Why not. I do t expect us to win. But neither did cork, cavan or tipp. Do we just not bother?

Well no, of course we bother and of course we have a chance. I just think that chance is less now than it has been in some time.

It might be a day when the new players truly announce themselves, hopefully it is.

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Higgins no longer a viable option?

Absolutely not, imo.

yop wrote: »

Against Galway he was way off. Surprised he didn't get game time today. He needs it. Parsons got it.
Zippy is 34?

Have we no other backs though?
Where are the 20s from last year. Against Derry and kildare who had we in the FB line? None of those 6 backs are in the panel. That's a concern.

Eoin O Donoghue.

With Lee there are a number of factors, age and injuries have taken half a hard of pace of off him. He no longer can bomb up and down the pitch. Looks like both Horan and himself have accepted this and his job has changed accordingly. However he still has the mindset of a halfback which leads him to sometimes play from the front. This is very dangerous as a corner back. You end up as either a hero or a zero, no room for error in there.

Mullin also needs to learn when to go and when to stay. He has the legs but the head is very lax. Think he switches off at times.

Paddy and Eoghan have the license to attack, Coen then has to man the centre. No further than halfway needs to be drilled into him. Watching the highlights in the first half he seemed to be drifting forward quite a bit. Totally at sea when the subs came on. Not sure did he go to wing back when Plunkett came on.

As an aside, thought Durcan was very subdued today. Augers well for the final as he rarely has two quiet games in a row.

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Higgins no longer a viable option?

His cameo against Galways suggests not.

PressRun wrote: »

Two players limped off today too. Injury concerns are really the last thing we need on top of everything else tbh.

Eoghanseemdd to grab his knee. Anything of consequence and he won't be fully fit on the 19th. He has become very important to us this year.

I thought Eoghan McLaughlin went down with cramp? Seemed to be holding his calf anyway.

[Deleted User] wrote: »

You are like an over exited child blurting out anything that comes into your head.
Take a breath, relax, lay off the coke and crisps and get a good nights sleep.

Goodnight Yop.

Going by your last few posts, maybe you should follow your own advice?

On the more important subject of this weekends match, delighted with the showing but just hope McLaughlin is not injured for the final. Really need his athleticism from the half back line. He's been a revelation this year.

Disappointed to be coughing up those chances in the second half though, even with us out of sight. But that can be worked on.

At least we are back in the final, and who knows what may lie ahead.

yop wrote: »

Didn't start against kildare. Can't remember if he did against Derry.

Eoin OD is from the U21 2016 team, not the under 20's last year.

I really can't figure out his absence, i have always been impressed by him. There is obviously something missing in Horans eyes.

Deleted User wrote: »

Legs are gone??
Nonsense . He's not as good as 2 years ago but still a solid player and well deserving of his starting place.

Best not to post random rubbish like this with two weeks lead up to the all Ireland final.

Keegan hasn’t played well for Mayo since 2017, he’s been way off his own standard and this year he’s been our worst starting back. We keep thinking he’ll pull it out of the bag but I can’t see it now. If I was Mayo manager and saw his reaction to losing that first ball he’d have been sitting beside me in the Hogan stand. Absolute disgraceful

seligehgit wrote: »

Eoin O Donoghue.

Issue is we don’t have anyone to replace him. At least not anyone in the 26. We do have someone but Horan doesn’t seem to like him

PARlance wrote: »

I'm trying to enjoy a 13 point semi-final victory but I'm too worried about other things tbh. I don't think we're anywhere near the levels we have been going into recent finals.

Kickouts are exaggerated by a weaker midfield.
Keegan too loose for FB line and struggling.
Mullins still has question marks for me defensively, he will be very good but is he at present vs Dublin.
McLaughlin is some athlete but runs into trouble / distribution isn't great.
Midfield is weaker in general, a young pairing that will take time. A pairing I like, in what both bring can bring to the table, but this final comes a couple of years too soon imo.
O'Donoghue a bit hot and cold I feel.

Our biggest hope lies in the FF line I feel. If all three are firing and supported by some great performances by Kev Mc, DO'C and Durcan then maybe we've a chance. But if Tipp can score 3-13, and should have been more... then I can't see how we're stopping Dublin.

A change of tact is needed for the Final. We're not as strong as we were and going toe to toe could be carnage. I don't think Horan will be changing too much though.

Would love to be more optimistic and I generally am but heading to bed with more questions than answers after a 13 point win, it's nuts.

Clarke kicked 4 out that directly led to a one v one goal chance in the second half. Not only are they poor kicks they suit the opposition to attack them and drive forward such in the trajectory on it. The Dubs wiped us in 10 minutes and that was with Hennelly in goal. The big fear is we are going to get pinned in with no exit strategy. I could see Dairmuid going into the middle and Loftus into wing forward but it may still not be enough.

Mullin will hold Paddy Small. I think honestly it is hard to judge the full-back line because of how we were set-up, they had acres in front of them. Alot of criticism of Keegan I find extremely harsh. He did the necessary yesterday to hold Quinlivan. He was excellent against Roscommon also. Full back is not his natural position and with Harrison out he has been re-assisgned to the position. People here saying his legs are gone is nonsense. He's a hands on defender which doesn't really suit the full back-line but his pace is required there

I think Horan set-up yesterday as he did against Galway in the league. Lets bring it to these and blow them away. We had a more tailored approach against Roscommon and it worked well. It will be back to this for the final.

Wow, you are actually judging players by their performance against Roscommon, we were abysmal, it was the worst and flatest performance since Cunningham took over. Putting weight to players performance that day is crazy. The dubs will win the final at a canter on their terms, they will have most of Roscommon behind them. Up the dubs.