Quote from: clarshack on May 15, 2021, 07:35:48 PM
Although it was disappointing not to get a result today don't forget that Donegal were going flat out and we have a lot more room for improvement. Going forward though I'm not sure that Peter Harte has a role to play and we need to be getting more out of Mattie Donnelly and Conor McKenna as we need more leadership from those guys.
Donegal looked in great shape for level 5 restrictions, Tyrone did look abit off in comparison. With the new setup Donnelly and Harte have the most adjusting to do after being the main men for 6-7 years now (particularly donnelly in today's game) has been told not to drop deep and carry out and stay high and wide and he was particularly quiet.
I would think the two donnellys in midfield would be a better option as burns is out of his depth there.
on a positive note a forward line of donaghy, mckenna, bradley, canavan and mccurry could be very promising if you can accommodate them
in general the winging, bitching and overall feigning of injury on both sides (bar mcnamara cheap shot on mcfadden) has to be addressed urgently as the refs are calling really minor stuff i.e burns lazy hand to the upper arm of langan and he slides to the ground with a roar and holding his head as an example, tyrone are guilt if this as well, morgan hitting his head in the cross bar and needing CPR. IMO there is a real softness of any decent tackle or contact for an excuse to milk a yellow card for the opposition and slows the game down. this needs addressed ASAP.
and finally umpires wearing masks, like ffs