Ahh cavan slasher your as usual sympathetic! Look these are the hard facts of it, Tyrone were better than Kerry yesterday simple as that and deserved to win. Kerry will be back and yet i have no doubt CAVAN WILL AGAIN BE NO WHERE TO BE SEEN IN 09 LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
CIARRAI ABU
P.S. jesus i no the cavan page is rubbish but u must b fierce bored to be postin on here the whole time!
Ciarrai Abu (Overseas) - Posts: 1050 - 22/09/2008 10:28:09
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94270 I really genuinely hope I am wrong but I believe Tyrone will win the Ireland final.
For the first time in three years I cannot see Kerry winning this all Ireland final for many reasons. I tipped Tyrone in the 2005 final and I feel this time again Tyrone going into this final are the better balanced outfit and in my opinion a better managed outfit. Mickey Harte is the best manager in the business and there will be no one better at exploiting Kerry's weaknesses.
Importantly, heading into an all Ireland final, I feel the momentum is most definitely with Tyrone. Tyrone are a brilliant 'team' in the real sense of the word. Kerry has some brilliant forwards and a very strong midfield but defensively they are far from convincing.
A full backline that can't jump, a goalkeeper gone past his best and prone to terrible errors this season. All the Kerry backs are vulnerable especially when ran at and their best back this season Aidan O'Mahony is playing through the pain barrier with an ankle injury which will require surgery after the all Ireland final. I can also see the Kerry half forward line depending on whose playing having major problems as Tyrone have some serious pace breaking forward form defence. For example, Brain Sheehan is an outstanding free taker when on song but his nerve can leave him down at the most inopportune times. Plus, no way will Brain have the pace to track back on the likes of Davey Harte or Philip Jordan. Do Kerry go with Darren Sullivan from the start who did well in 2005 when brought on against Tyrone, or do they start with a more combative Paul Galvin?
The Kerry man marking and tackling has been very poor this season and for some reason they stand off the man in possession far too much. Kerry too have a tendency to repeat the same mistakes in every game this season which tells me they don't appear to have strong men on the line either.
Dara O Cinneide warned his county on the Sunday Game that you WILL NOT get away with a lack of pace in any position against this Tyrone side. Will they heed the message? I doubt it and I can see Kerry doing too many stupid basic errors when in possession again, i.e. running into tackles and cul de sacs, not supporting the man in possession etc. Kerry for all their brilliant attacking at times have been sloppy very sloppy with some of the basics especially this season. Kerry seem to have a devil may care attitude to making mistakes all season but Tyrone are the one team who thrive on mistakes made in possession by the opposition.
This Kerry team have tremendous heart and courage but remain a flawed project overall. Kerry will battle hard and frustrate but Tyrone ultimately will win.
PS. I hope I am able to come back on here after the 21st groveling to Pat O Shea, Kerry management and team on how I got it all wrong. Prove me wrong guys - please!!