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1. Center back is sorted. Colm Boyle had another brilliant game as centre back. Mopped up loads of possession and counter attacked well. 2. L Keegan has to play on the halfback line. Keegan had another good game and is definitely wasted at corner back if played there. He has to start on the halfback line. 3. Midfield is Strong. The one area that Mayo have an advantage over other teams is definitely in centre field. O'Shea and Parsons controlled the area and with Barry Moran to come back, it looks good. 4. Forwards are starting to click. Hats off to Evan Regan who really stepped up his performance on Sunday. It was great to see Cillian and Alan back. The work rate of S O'Shea and D O'Connor is massive. I believe that this is the last year we will see of Freeman and Doherty on the panel. I tried to defend Doherty a few weeks ago but it has seemed to have gone backwards / disappeared over the last few games. 5. Did Roscommon keep their powder dry? Were Roscommon holding back on Sunday knowing that they are safe in Div1. Did McStay decide that since there is strong possibility they could be playing Mayo again later on in the year, that he would make a few personnel and positional changes to disrupt the team momentum? 6. Is centre forward the place for Aidan? AOS had another strong game on Sunday. Even though I still think, we could utilise him more efficiently in full forward, he was strong in the centre of the pitch winning and holding ball. However, on the wide open pitch like croke park I think nearer to the goal would suit him more. Giveitago (Mayo) - Posts: 86 - 29/03/2016 13:07:23 1838775 Link 0 |
Another soft goal on Sunday, that's not sorted yet. why cant Mayo finish of a game, should have that game over by halftime, but as usual they were struggling to hold on at the end. Thought Freeman had a very good game and should be left at Full Forward with Regan and C O Connor , half forward line should be D O Conor with A O Shea and Kevin McLaughlin, with good subs for forwards in C O Shea , A Moran and M Sweeney. culmore (None) - Posts: 1398 - 29/03/2016 15:31:57 1838868 Link 0 |
Biveitago Mayo, rober (Mayo) - Posts: 206 - 29/03/2016 17:23:11 1838954 Link 0 |
Was impressed with some of the Roscommon supporters near me on Sunday - very informed - I learned a lot from them. One comment was that Mayo produce great athletes whilst Roscommon produce good footballers. I feel you need both to beat the likes of Dublin and Kerry. Both teams were not at full strength and the conditions definitely did suit Mayo. As a result Mayo were far superior and in actual fact this is my main worry. To be that superior and not have the game put away seems to be a repeat offence for Mayo. You could say that George Claffey had a great game as well. Should we meet later on in the year there better be more alert officials. What some markers, including Mayo ones, got away with on Sunday was ridiculous. Linesmen and umpires not watching the game at all. sinabhuil (Mayo) - Posts: 170 - 29/03/2016 17:41:56 1838973 Link 0 |
May I ask sinabhuil , what great footballers have Roscommon produced exactly? TheMaster (Mayo) - Posts: 16187 - 29/03/2016 17:59:45 1838988 Link 0 |
Wee question, is Evan Regan related to Sean Regan who plays hurling for Mayo. If I am right Sean's father is Johnny Regan who has a shop in Ballina and ex all-Ireland boxing champion. Add to that his uncle would be Niall Patterson the man between the posts when Antrim played Tipp in the all-Ireland final of 1989. Good pedigree if that is the case, Antrim could do with him too. Brian_Coyote (Antrim) - Posts: 341 - 30/03/2016 13:58:35 1839244 Link 0 |
Master - yes those type of comments are pure idiotic in my opinion . We have a few guys labelled as athletes , yet these lads are so comfortable on the ball. TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 30/03/2016 14:35:18 1839271 Link 0 |
The Master. Fair comments. I did not say I agreed with them and I was not expecting them to be complimenting Mayo. Looked at the match again last night. Great shifts put in by Seamie, Tom and Aidan. Huge amount of ground covered. Keegan, Boyle and Cafferkey were excellent. Parsons could also be included in your 'footballers' category. Maybe the Rossies are believing their own press again. Indeed who cares what they think. sinabhuil (Mayo) - Posts: 170 - 30/03/2016 14:52:01 1839285 Link 0 |
What did we learn.....defended well except for the goal! We learnt that the mayo forwards, except regan who had a good game, couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat! they should have been out of sight in the first half, conditions were bad but the shooting on show was woeful! hawkeye82 (Kerry) - Posts: 202 - 31/03/2016 09:04:13 1839506 Link 0 |
Learn from Sunday??? Nothing ... VIEWFROMSTANDS (Australia) - Posts: 14 - 07/04/2016 19:39:29 1843227 Link 0 |
Learn from Down v Mayo? (1) Defence is very porous. Conceding that last goal given Mayos precarious League position should have been unthinkable. (2) Lack of movement from forwards is forcing the midfield/defence to recycle leading to the frustration being voiced from the stands. I understand the need not to kick away possession or lash the ball in aimlessly, but we seem to have forgotten how to score. (3) Finally some of the team leaders (well one in particular) seem to have an elevated opinion of their status and would need to up their work rate. (4) The bottom line is that this team has fired their manager and like the Galway hurlers, have regressed in the wake of that action. mod (Mayo) - Posts: 857 - 09/04/2016 10:30:43 1843691 Link 0 |
We learned that so many followers don't appreciate the difference between early season league games where the important thing is staying in div 1 and the wider picture involving the preparation of a team for high summer. Thankfully most supporters and more importantly the management do see the difference and the team is prepared accordingly. So please lay off with the pathetic slagging of our players....................at least until you can put yourself in their shoes !! #maigheoabu ponga (Mayo) - Posts: 532 - 09/04/2016 21:46:13 1843828 Link 0 |