Jim McGuinness has compared Dublin's advantage over other teams to that of Chelsea after Roman Abramovich took over.

The Dubs have looked untouchable so far this year, winning their four championship matches thus far by an average of 15 points, and McGuinness - whose side will take on the Leinster champions in Sunday week's All-Ireland SFC semi-final - believes they will prove a formidable force into the foreseeable future:

"I think the divide is becoming bigger and bigger," the Donegal manager is quoted in The Irish Times. I think Dublin are way out in front of any other team.

"I suppose if we were having this conversation 10 years ago, you would say Kerry were the teams that had all the resources. They really looked after their players - jobs, Kerry Group supporting them and all that type of thing.

"But Dublin have just, you know, it was like Abramovich going into the Premier League. It's a different ball game. The level that they have taken sports science to.

"Nutrition, conditioning, the amount of coaches they have - it's a professional set up in every aspect. And they're getting the benefit of that now.

"I'm not going to sit up here and criticise that. Because what we've tried to do over the last four years is raise our levels. And that has been difficult sometimes. And it has been easier other times.

"But if you want to compete with teams like that, that's what you need to do. You need to be able to have structures in place that give young players that are developing the best possible chance of developing the right way. Making it through to the senior team and ultimately be successful." Tweet

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