Three matches after winning the league, Mickey Harte’s team look like they want the season to end
Against Cavan on Saturday, Dublin were hungry and had threats all over the park, and their conditioning was ridiculously good. Photograph: James Crombie/InphoPassing through Enniskillen, I said to myself, this is a Saturday evening, bank holiday weekend and I’m going to see some of the best players ever to play the game. They’re multiple All-Ireland winners and I’m going to enjoy watching them.
The difference a few weeks can make. We had known Derry for the past 18 months. There was energy, focus and a togetherness in their play, defenders attacking and attackers defending. The other two goals were a different type and we saw a few of them over the weekend: balls played squarely across the attacking 45-metre line and then intercepted, like Seán Powter for Matty Taylor’s goal against Donegal; Shane Walsh’s for Galway; Rogers getting intercepted and Armagh scoring a goal.
It’s not a barrier that you have to overcome. It’s a tag you have to live with – the scrutiny, the expectation levels week in and week out. You are meant not just to win games but to win with a degree of intent and swagger.because there were already logical reasons why Cork would pose problems. They are such a good running side and that part of their game caused real problems for Donegal – direct runners who are relentless in probing for gaps.
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