When Donegal won the AI in 2012 , it was:
- maybe 25% because their defensive approach allowed them to protect slender leads.
- maybe 35% because because teams at that time had no idea how to play against their new system.
- but 40%+ because they’d 3 shithouse scoring machines playing up front, who never took a knock all season.
The reason they didn’t win another one is the second two advantages got smaller.
Game is littered now with managers who’ve only read half the book and can’t see the wood for the trees.
Grow forwards. Win games.