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JMcG said that Donegal had no spark on Sunday and other commentators/analysts noticed that they were lethargic even going out onto the pitch. Kerry_inDublin (Kerry) - Posts: 1 - 23/09/2014 11:40:58 1655823 Link 0 |
They weren't overtrained. It was just that finally, a team didn't play into their hands, so they had nowhere to counter attack into. It is like the magician, whose big trick has been sussed out. All of a sudden, you see the pigeon under his hat and the big napkin up his sleeve... TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 23/09/2014 11:45:46 1655832 Link 0 |
HandballRef (Donegal) - Posts: 520 - 23/09/2014 11:49:39 1655838 Link 0 |
Donegal got beaten by a donegal styled Kerry - end of royalpainter (Meath) - Posts: 874 - 23/09/2014 11:50:36 1655839 Link 0 |
It is a possibility, but unlikely. jamesjoyce (Derry) - Posts: 126 - 23/09/2014 11:57:20 1655846 Link 0 |
Just didnt show up on the big day!....Simples! Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 23/09/2014 12:01:58 1655853 Link 0 |
Agree with Master. waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 23/09/2014 12:02:29 1655855 Link 0 |
No. benjyyy (Donegal) - Posts: 1422 - 23/09/2014 12:06:35 1655857 Link 0 |
Hardly,they have been there done, they are not an up and coming team, so I'd be very surprised if preparation wasn't spot on. I think they didn't get any breaks in the match and Master is right Kerry's game plan was good. Killarney.87 (Tipperary) - Posts: 2513 - 23/09/2014 12:14:16 1655867 Link 0 |
Kerry took their two goal chances and Donegal didn't take theirs. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 23/09/2014 12:26:46 1655880 Link 0 |
Kerry won the tactical battle on Sunday, Donegal didn't change their game plan to push forward on Kerry's defence, when they were behind. thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1741 - 23/09/2014 12:39:13 1655889 Link 0 |
truth most big names are won on small margins. you know there was no difference between mayo and kerry really. in fact there was no difference between Cork and Mayo. In truth there wan't much difference between dublin and Donegal , neither was there much between donegal and Armagh, monaghan and kildare etc etc. small margins, so managers should not be lauded or dismissed because of these small margins. s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5518 - 23/09/2014 12:43:00 1655891 Link 0 |
You play them at there own game there average. clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 23/09/2014 13:00:25 1655905 Link 0 |
23/09/2014 13:00:25 ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 23/09/2014 13:25:55 1655926 Link 0 |
No, Kerry just won the mental battle, the tacticle battle and the physical battle and we're just the better team, it would be doing Kerry an injustice to suggest Donegal were overtrained Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 23/09/2014 13:41:58 1655947 Link 0 |
No, Kerry just won the mental battle, the tacticle battle and the physical battle and we're just the better team, it would be doing Kerry an injustice to suggest Donegal were overtrained Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 23/09/2014 13:41:58 1655948 Link 0 |
Its kinda a bit unfair on Kerry to be looking for an excuse like Donegal were overtrained, etc. They were just beaten by a better team on the day. If you add in the amount of wides Kerry had, they could actually have won by a bigger margin. nemogirl (Cork) - Posts: 10 - 23/09/2014 13:50:16 1655959 Link 0 |
While Donegal looked a little flat, I though Kerry looked very flat too. In fact the atmosphere felt extremely flat overall, even when watching the Minor game. GaryMc82 (Derry) - Posts: 3017 - 23/09/2014 13:55:57 1655964 Link 0 |
Donegal let in a goal before they'd even started playing and then gifted, yes gifted Kerry another in the second half. Gavvygavgav (Dublin) - Posts: 382 - 23/09/2014 14:04:15 1655972 Link 0 |
Such nonsense to suggest Donegal got beaten because they were flat, they got beaten by their own system taken up by Kerry - a team with better footballers. cacsmckilly (Tyrone) - Posts: 1294 - 23/09/2014 14:51:59 1656012 Link 0 |