Louth manager Ger Brennan lamented his side’s “poor” efficiency during yesterday’s All-Ireland senior football championship Round 1 defeat to Monaghan.

The Leinster champions went down by 1-23 to 4-8 to the Farney men in Newbridge, where they struck late goals via Sam Mulroy (penalty) and Tommy Durnin to take some blemish off the final scoereline.

Speaking to RTE Radio 1's Sunday Sport, Brennan said that his team have a “4 out of 10” performance on the day.

"I have to give a lot of credit to Monaghan," said the former Dublin defender. "They were extremely efficient in front of goals. They are certainly a team that Louth would aspire to (reach) given Monaghan's population and their ability to compete at the top table and even more.

"They're always the bar Louth are trying to get to and surpass. We were 4 out of 10 today. We had a good gameplan but, unfortunately, we just didn't have the energy, with what happened over the last couple of weeks, to execute it.

"It's not going to win any matches unfortunately. Our efficiency was poor today. Monaghan's efficiency was incredible. Our efficiency was poor in terms of some of the shots we took but additionally, the pressure that Monaghan defenders put on us was very impressive."

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