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Were you 1 of the 5 kerry people I seen yesterday in croker. Kerry toyed with Galway like a cat would play with a mouse I don't know how your team performs when ye don't show up to sport them.
galwayted (Galway) - Posts: 26 - 31/07/2017 08:15:54 2026374 Link 0 |
Game was played like a training session...that said if Galway had forwards who could score goals it could have Been different. Kevin Wlah came in for horrid abuse after. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11241 - 31/07/2017 08:53:48 2026389 Link 0 |
Many would like to see him replaced, but the problem is who they'd replace him with. It's also not as simple as just changing the manager. Kevin is a very decent and honest man who's doing his best for Galway football, but the style he's trying to implement does not play to our strengths. We're incredibly passive and play with very little intensity. We all knew a 'containment' mindset yesterday was going to lead to a slow tortuous defeat. Kerry would've taken much harder hits in training than yesterday. We're at our best when we play at a high tempo and move the ball quickly. This was shown in the Donegal game and in parts against Mayo. The way we tend to mentally check out when losing near the end of games is also a serious problem. He did get us promoted and it would only be fair to let him take the team in division 1. However, I can't see us make any real progress without a serious change of mindset. WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2053 - 31/07/2017 10:23:15 2026477 Link 0 |
I was thinking the same re.Mayo. You look at Rochford on the Mayo line, you look at McStay and the tune he's knocking out of Ros, and it must leave food for thought?
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3477 - 31/07/2017 10:59:16 2026507 Link 0 |
Well playing in division 1 and we have a good crop of u21 coming so its not all bad, its worrying for the rest of us that it might be the Dublin and Kerry show for the next few years hope I am wrong.
galwayted (Galway) - Posts: 26 - 31/07/2017 11:14:01 2026521 Link 0 |
We know we haven't the best forward line...third best in Connacht we keep hearing...Galway are harping on about their forwards but I seen little against Kerry... Do you wantWlash to stay on? yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11241 - 31/07/2017 11:17:58 2026523 Link 0 |
We know we haven't the best forward line...third best in Connacht we keep hearing...Galway are harping on about their forwards but I seen little against Kerry... Do you wantWlash to stay on? yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11241 - 31/07/2017 11:18:06 2026524 Link 0 |
I'd favour a competition for the job, including KW in the contest, if he wants another 3 year term. I wouldn't blame Walsh too much. I think we've a mediocre panel, that is not capable of reaching top4 status currently. It's a minor miracle imo that we've banished Mayo from the last two Connacht championships, which has led me to conclude that Mayo are a declining force, as we've debated previously.
Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3477 - 31/07/2017 11:44:17 2026545 Link 0 |
So disappointing yesterday. No intensity or urgency in their game. It's so frustrating they did it vs Donegal and Mayo but it looked like Galway had no belief that they could win yesterday. mon (Galway) - Posts: 675 - 31/07/2017 12:01:00 2026563 Link 0 |
Super win for Kerry jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20601 - 31/07/2017 12:10:34 2026575 Link 0 |
An awful lot of 'talk' about Galway's u21s this year! Galway won u21 all-irelands in 2002, 2005, 2011 & 2013, and not a single player in any of those panels ever won a championship game at senior level in Croke Park subsequent to pocketing those u21 medals. Remarkable really. Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3477 - 31/07/2017 12:12:20 2026576 Link 0 |
Wow that is amazing if true. There was a serious lack of belief yesterday and some of that lays with the management. Galway clearly rattled Kerry at the start of the 2nd half but as it progressed they just remained over cautious and let the game trickle away. It must be said that the form of the Donegal game came with a big red flag. I definitely think Galway have some decent forwards and really like Bradshaw the centre back who I would have liked to see going more forward especially in the 2nd half. While the forwards are a talented bunch the decision making on show yesterday was very poor but something that can be worked on.
panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2782 - 31/07/2017 13:00:05 2026604 Link 0 |
I thought Galway could have done better yesterday, I also thought if we had a stuck away any of those goal chances Kerry had the ability to up their level and kick-on at any time. The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 710 - 31/07/2017 13:14:41 2026616 Link 1 |
As a neutral think your being a bit harsh , I have seen enough from Galway to convince me they are going to be a serious team , they are raw and make mistakes , but fundamentally they have the tools pace , youth, good footballers if they stick together and iron out obvious flaws like tighter defending and punishing teams with goals they will be some outfit. For me they will give Sam a right go in next couple of years.
Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 31/07/2017 13:16:49 2026618 Link 0 |
I agree with you, the last 15 minutes was torture. I would give big KW the job for a couple of years, hope div. 1 improves the problems you mentioned.
maroondiesel (Mayo) - Posts: 1197 - 31/07/2017 13:28:24 2026629 Link 0 |
Neither G and KY performances were of quarter final intensity. KY1002 (Kerry) - Posts: 2 - 31/07/2017 13:36:11 2026630 Link 1 |
Think you might need to check your spectacles there lad, plenty of Kerry supporters up around Croker yesterday. In case you don't know we're the ones in the green and gold jerseys. TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 31/07/2017 23:02:24 2027048 Link 1 |
I dont think I am. Their attitude for me stank the place out. No intensity in tackling, or passive shadowing as it couldn't be called tackling, Micheal farragher pulling out a tackle that led to a kerry point, Kieran donaghy not being pulled down for the goal. I agree with you on forwards, but what we have is a painted car body without the engine. I think lads like Daly and Walsh, great on the ball, awful off it, become liabilities against bigger teams when their men are setting up scores. The biggest one was the way they gave up after farraghers goal miss with fifteen to go at only four points down. Mayo closed down a seven point Dublin lead in half that time in 2015. As for challenging for Sam, we lost to Kerry, donegal, tipp and Kerry by seven, ten, nine and eight respectively from 2014-17. Don't share the optimism without changes in attitude and personnel, this ain't a new team, it's experienced, at losing and throwing in the towel when the heat is on in Croker. That's why I'm still upset. I'll forgive missed chances, but not the lack of attitude. galwaydublin (Galway) - Posts: 226 - 01/08/2017 18:37:00 2027563 Link 0 |