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An outside view on Mayo's age profile. Wouldn't agree in Diarmuid's case but the overall point seems to chime with idea of McStay not having too many older players on the field at the same time.
Sure we must have the youngest team/panel in division 1. Aidan, Cillian and O'Hora are the only outfield players in their 30s.
A bit of a bugbear of mine is this recent enough trend of writing "an article" based on a few comments someone made in a podcast. You would have to listen to the podcast to get a proper reflection of what was said.
Including Diarmuid is daft and discussions regarding the roles Aidan and Cillian will play this year is hardly groundbreaking. I think we all know that that's something McStay needs to get right by the Championship.
That's not the point. It's about having the older, slower players on the bench. Despite some good individual play the forward line as a whole is not functioning properly, especially the full foward line. And it will be very difficult to develop an attacking style of play while Aidan is named up front but drifting back the field and pulling the shape of the team with him.
He says the same thing in the podcast. I'll be interested to see the team named for sunday. Hopefully some changes will be made up front.
It’s a cheap clickbait article and the fella making the comments doesn’t sound like he has a clue about what he’s on about.
Aidan has not played well the last two games so by all means we should try something different. Just a bit lazy to put it down to age IMO. Is he any slower now than 2 or 3 years ago?
There are several players older than Aidan around the country still performing to a very high level.
The older part applies to the need to move in a different direction as much anything. I don't see him evolving with different systems.
But I think but pace wise and stamina wise he is really struggling now to last beyond a half hour and I believe age is a factor there. Even playing inside he is unable to get out in front of his man. Out the field he cannot track a player. There aren't that many older players than Aidan playing to a high level that I can think of. James McCarthy is the same age but is naturally much more athletic and mobile.
As I said, he didn't play well the last two games so I'd be in favour of trying something else. However, saying he can't get out in front of his man is just plain wrong if you watched the Galway game. Even vs Dublin he won a few balls out in front. Didn't win any vs Kerry that I remember but neither did Tommy and we know that's not due to lack of pace.
Paul Conroy and Chrissy Mccaigue are a year older, Karl O'Connell, Mick Fitz, Conor McManus are 2 or 3 years older.
Anyway back to the article, I don't think it's fair saying McStay is too loyal to the older lads. Aidan has been replaced midway through the second half of every game, Cillian has only had 3 cameo appearances. Everyone else who has played is under 30 so not old at all.
We will have to agree to disagree on Aidan.
Hopefully something new will be tried and that will end the need for any debating.
Team named, Hennelly, Coen, Mchugh & Duffy in for Reape, Mcbrien, Mclaughlin & Tuohy
Cillian & mcstay in in FF line, Ruane starts at MF and plunkett in for mchugh
Lots of people getting their wishes from mcstay
lets see how that goes
Anyone know who the last Mayo player playing for a club outside the County was? Maurice Sheridan?
Really? Not sure who was wishing for Mcstay
I doubt it, Enda Varley maybe?
Not great from us so far, Tyrone are v poor so far
Hennelly gone into meltdown in the second half 💀
Tyrone much better now, we're brutal
James Burke played with ballymun
Wtf was Ruane at there, 30m out and wouldn't take the shot
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Warning issued.
Midfield is a mess.
Wouldn't go that far, but a very bad performance for a fella who needs to prove himself again
Prove himself? He got took to the cleaners in 21 by Tyrone, and had played shite since then, was hoping he had fucked off this year
Poor result, lots to work on.
Tommy was better, Boland good, Coen good and ROD v good when he came on. Callinan did okay but needed more support against Canavan
I know it didn't make a difference but 8 mins ET was a joke, sure the injury on its own was 7 mins
Shades of Dublin last year with another 2nd half collapse ,
1-7 from Tyrone in the 3rd quarter & Mayo had no way to stop it.
Please God let Matty do the decent thing and **** off
Shades of Dublin? Division 2 Cork hit us for 1-6 without reply too
Let’s hope we are in the middle of heavy training
And sure wasn’t everyone crying for lads to get a chance , and not to go all out for the league and try to finish 3-6th and ideally finish with wins
So here we are
Ideal
