Mayo minor boss Tony Duffy has reacted angrily to comments made by his Tyrone counterpart Raymond Munroe following Sunday's ESB All-Ireland minor football semi-final.

Munroe questioned whether Mayo players suffer from a mental block when they get themselves into winning positions after his hotly-fancied Tyrone side came from seven points down in the second half to qualify for the All-Ireland final.

Munroe said: "Mayo, what can you say? Great footballers and everything but I don't know what the problem is in Mayo that they can't seem to get over the line at these vital stages."

But his comments have riled Duffy, who feels it is harsh to tar this year's minors with the same brush as previous Mayo teams who have failed to perform in big games at Croke Park.

"I think it is harsh (Munroe's assessment)," he told The Mayo News.

"We didn't roll over, like many other Mayo teams have. We fought as hard as we could. We don't have a brilliant team, we never said we had, but we have a very high work ethic and we have some good forwards. We gave it everything but it wasn't quite enough." Tweet

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