Grimley: Donegal to trouble Dubs

August 19, 2014

Armagh manager Paul Grimley. INPHO
Paul Grimley believes Donegal can trouble Dublin but doesn't think they'll beat them!

The Leinster and Ulster champions are due to meet in an eagerly-awaited All-Ireland SFC semi-final on Sunday week and Grimley, whose Armagh side were pipped by the Tir Conail men at the quarter-final stage, is convinced the Sam Maguire holders will advance to another final:

"I don't see them beating Dublin but I do see Dublin having trouble with them, problems against them," the ex Orchard County boss told RTE. "Dublin will not get the same freedom and movement that they've been getting in their championship so far.

"They are an extremely attack-minded side, very fluent with their movement. The way Donegal are set up, they will restrict that. But I don't think Donegal have enough at the other end to beat Dublin.

"I don't think they've enough in the counter-attack side of it. You'd have to have a lot of patience to be playing in it but you'd have to have a hell of a lot of patience to watch it too.

"You have to have patience [against Donegal], you have keep the ball until the right openings appear. Dublin don't play like that. Dublin like to go at the game."

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