Canavan: it's inevitable Donegal will soon run out of gas
June 27, 2015
Tyrone Under 21 selector Peter Canavan. INPHO
Peter Canavan expects Derry to make "life extremely uncomfortable" for Donegal in this evening's Ulster SFC semi-final.
The Tyrone great believes that Oak Leaf manager Brian McIver will do whatever it takes to pull off a shock result against the holders.
"If there is one thing Derry managed to do during the National League it was to make life extremely uncomfortable for the opposition," Canavan writes in his column in today's Irish Independent.
"Their set-up against Tyrone and Dublin in particular was a clear indication they can play an ultra-defensive system.
"I know it doesn't sit naturally with Brian McIver and it is not his natural philosophy of how to play Gaelic football. But I would say he is a realist, he is a winner and he will do whatever it takes to win against Donegal."
He concluded: "Yes, Donegal will progress, but they will require more patience and guile than was shown against Armagh. They are the form team at present, playing a well-rehearsed, structured game.
"My concern for Donegal is that it is very early in the season to be reaching such high standards and I feel it's inevitable the juggernaut - with all that mileage - will soon run out of gas."
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