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tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 2258 - 25/02/2019 16:52:57 2168078 Link 0 0 |
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Disagree Pope, you could not compare Donegal and Galway defenders, Donegal are missing McGrath, McGee, Gillespie, Thompson and O'Baoil from their defence and more importantly McNeilis, McBrearty and Murphy from their attack. 7 of them have played on All Ireland final day with McNeilis the only one of the 7 without the big medal. But I do believe Galway can play a high press attacking game but Power, Mulkerrins, Silke, Daly, Wall need to come into the reckoning, Ruairi Greene also needs to be considered. Conroy is seriously missed in the middle. They have nobody to link play like him, Daly and Walsh haven't been doing it. If you think Galway don't have the players you need to watch more club football. The issue I have is the system they are like robots. When teams step up and press the middle sector the entire backline is in trouble if the ball is turned over as evidenced by the Kerry goal chance yesterday. They look ok defensively when the other team has a slow ponderous attack until you know the stupid tackle is going to come and they concede a free out around the "D", yet when a tackle should be made like the one Tomas o' Se should have felt yesterday he didn't, he was let get momentum. He rode at least three poor efforts.
EDH (Galway) - Posts: 321 - 25/02/2019 17:16:38 2168087 Link 0 0 |
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Mayo were opened up at the back against Dublin. Could easily have conceded 5 goals were it not for hennelly. Dublin moved the ball by foot and gave quick ball to their forwards who carved up mayo. If we adopt the same approach, I'd expect us to create goal chances. The final scoreline flattered mayo. In reality, they were torn apart all over the field. In my opinion, this had more to do with an ageing mayo team than anything. If you are beaten for pace at this level, then its all over and that's what happened on a number of occasions. Sooner rather than later, they will ship a very heavy defeat. As for Galway, 4 pts from 4 games is not bad considering the injury list and the absence of the corofin contingent. I'd agree with you in relation to our backs. Last year our half back line was found out. This year our half back line should be Molloy, daly, wall when they become available. Throw in Liam silke, o ceallaigh, kerin with power in goal and it's a whole different ball game. Its still only February but I'd still give our management the benefit of the doubt until they have a full hand to choose from. I'd expect us to survive in the division 1 which will be a great achievement considering the players we are missing. Reversepass1 (Galway) - Posts: 215 - 25/02/2019 17:30:42 2168089 Link 0 0 |
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Would agree with that. Why do Galway defenders and other players stand so far off their men without a decent tackle being put in and then when it does happen they usually foul? Sean Andy stood off Walsh numerous times yesterday - why is he and others just marking space instead of their opponents?
tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 2258 - 25/02/2019 17:34:00 2168090 Link 1 0 |
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Defensive muck? Well I would prefer if Galway kicked the ball into the full forward line. Yes that is the tactic to use. But don't concede either.
galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 1574 - 25/02/2019 18:20:39 2168104 Link 0 1 |
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just watch Dublin and the acurate kick passing rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 994 - 25/02/2019 18:55:48 2168115 Link 1 0 |
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It's funny how quickly people jump on and off bandwagons on this forum. All the talk last year was " Duggan should be starting " and look at the reaction he's getting now. Built the guy up too quickly, he was talked about as the next Ciaran Whelan after 1 good game against Mayo. As someone has previously stated Sean Andy was going to be the solution to all the full back problems, but that's certainly not the case and maybe the second season syndrome is real in his case. candlewax (Galway) - Posts: 178 - 25/02/2019 20:23:05 2168146 Link 2 1 |
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Calm down Maroonedinlongford (Galway) - Posts: 177 - 25/02/2019 21:26:01 2168173 Link 4 0 |
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Plenty of deserved criticism for Kerin for the turnover near the end, but there were three subsequent missed tackles which were equally as bad. Kerin been doing well last few years, Paul Mannion took him to the cleaners but outside of that think he;s been holding his own. Surely Cummins will start the next day, two big cameos against Kerry and Monaghan think himself and Burke would be some duo up top. Again no ambition from management though which would be a concern. WunderBar (Galway) - Posts: 221 - 26/02/2019 09:32:19 2168245 Link 1 0 |
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Are the management deliberately telling the players not to tackle the opposition or put any pressure on them in case they give away a free? I would love to be an opposition player against that Galway "defence". As Tomas O'Se said on the League Sunday programme "Galway can be an easy team to score against"! tommy k (Galway) - Posts: 2258 - 26/02/2019 11:54:02 2168305 Link 0 0 |
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O'Se talking nonsense. Kerin & Sean Andy are very intense in the tackle and Bradshaw and Sean Kelly aren't far from behind. The issue is some of the midfielders and forwards who drift backwards, plenty of scores come of them. JDF (Galway) - Posts: 313 - 26/02/2019 14:33:32 2168366 Link 0 0 |
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Its insane how they haven't trialed a FF line of Burke Comer and Cummins !
EugeneFox (Galway) - Posts: 158 - 26/02/2019 16:33:37 2168441 Link 0 0 |
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its not insane when you consider we play with one in the ff line and one outside between 30-40 meters....those two ahve been comer and ian burke....people are calling for kevin to be more attacking well a simple way to do that is to put an extra player inside ie cummins and still hold a third player as the out ball on the 45 or so....comer would do the job there.... if danny was running off ian burke hand passes he would wrek havoc
squares_edge (Galway) - Posts: 524 - 26/02/2019 18:51:14 2168478 Link 0 0 |
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Hope it goes well for Danny this year Maroonedinlongford (Galway) - Posts: 177 - 26/02/2019 20:32:05 2168500 Link 0 0 |