Armagh v Donegal USFC 14/06/2015

[AZOffaly]

An average of two minutes a pop just going over and back? Jaysus. And were Armagh 'chasing' the game at this point, or were they just resigned to defeat?

[Armamike]

Why would Armagh supporters jeer Donegal when their own team was sat back with a packed defense when 10 points down?  Especially to the extent that Donegal wasted 8 minutes flinging the ball about, with no pressure exerted, amongst themselves around their half - back line and midfield!

Not saying either that it's not frustrating (Kerry did it to us for a couple of minutes late in last year's final), but you can't fault a team for playing keep ball when that far ahead.

Agreed. I have no problem whatsoever with Donegal or any team playing keep ball when they're in the lead. They earned the right to do that. My problem was with Armagh sitting back watching them do it.

[Denn Forever]

I'd hate to get Armagh in the qualifiers,  Wounded pride and all that.


I suppose if we beat London, we'll get them

[twohands!!!]

An average of two minutes a pop just going over and back? Jaysus. And were Armagh 'chasing' the game at this point, or were they just resigned to defeat?

I'm not sure even Armagh knew they were in such a mess.

To me it seemed like they were so concerned with getting back into their defensive position they lost sight of the overall picture i.e getting more scores than the opposition in order to win the game.

Any decent manager would have known that once Donegal had opened a sizeable lead their approach to the game changes and they were going to play keep-ball in the middle of the field and made a plan to deal with this.

Armagh seemed to have made no plan whatsoever to deal with such a scenario.

Donegal had tactics, Armagh didn't even look as they had tic-tacs they were that mixed up.

[Jinxy]

Paralysis by analysis.

[DuffleKing]

Why would Armagh supporters jeer Donegal when their own team was sat back with a packed defense when 10 points down?  Especially to the extent that Donegal wasted 8 minutes flinging the ball about, with no pressure exerted, amongst themselves around their half - back line and midfield!

Not saying either that it's not frustrating (Kerry did it to us for a couple of minutes late in last year's final), but you can't fault a team for playing keep ball when that far ahead.

It was actually Donegal supporters onto their own team to attack and put Armagh to the sword

[J70]

Why would Armagh supporters jeer Donegal when their own team was sat back with a packed defense when 10 points down?  Especially to the extent that Donegal wasted 8 minutes flinging the ball about, with no pressure exerted, amongst themselves around their half - back line and midfield!

Not saying either that it's not frustrating (Kerry did it to us for a couple of minutes late in last year's final), but you can't fault a team for playing keep ball when that far ahead.

It was actually Donegal supporters onto their own team to attack and put Armagh to the sword

Really?

Well that's idiotic too.

Game was won. Well won. And Armagh were camped in their own half. Team did the right thing.

[Harold Disgracey]

Meant to say earlier, Donegal had some support at the game.

[Applesisapples]

Armagh are not as bad as they showed here today. I think the start Donegal had put them in disarray. I wouldn't be so quick to blame Geezer, leadership comes from the pitch and experience which Donegal have in spades but Armagh need to develop. Remember this is largely the same Donegal team that Armagh put to the sword a few years back...all part of learning and growing. I'd start worrying if they were facing relegation next year though.

[Applesisapples]

Meant to say earlier, Donegal had some support at the game.

They always do when they are winning...a bit like Down and Tyrone... :-)

[sensethetone]

Meant to say earlier, Donegal had some support at the game.

That's cos they buy up all the SuperValu tickets.

[mackers]

Why would Armagh supporters jeer Donegal when their own team was sat back with a packed defense when 10 points down?  Especially to the extent that Donegal wasted 8 minutes flinging the ball about, with no pressure exerted, amongst themselves around their half - back line and midfield!

Not saying either that it's not frustrating (Kerry did it to us for a couple of minutes late in last year's final), but you can't fault a team for playing keep ball when that far ahead.

It was actually Donegal supporters onto their own team to attack and put Armagh to the sword

Really?

Well that's idiotic too.

Game was won. Well won. And Armagh were camped in their own half. Team did the right thing.

I disagree. I'd want my team to keep pushing but there you go.  They played keep ball until some of the Armagh players lost the head and barge in and foul them.  Murphy would dander up to the free, take 90 seconds to hit it.......but here's the important bit.....he put it over!  As I said, frustrating to watch.

[J70]

Meant to say earlier, Donegal had some support at the game.

Could be the colours, but it looked at least 50/50, if not majority Donegal from the tv views.

[J70]

Meant to say earlier, Donegal had some support at the game.

They always do when they are winning...a bit like Down and Tyrone... :-)

Just wait to see what happens if we manage to get to the AI semi!

Wonder how yesterday compared to Crossmaglen five years ago?!

[JoG2]

Why would Armagh supporters jeer Donegal when their own team was sat back with a packed defense when 10 points down?  Especially to the extent that Donegal wasted 8 minutes flinging the ball about, with no pressure exerted, amongst themselves around their half - back line and midfield!

Not saying either that it's not frustrating (Kerry did it to us for a couple of minutes late in last year's final), but you can't fault a team for playing keep ball when that far ahead.

It was actually Donegal supporters onto their own team to attack and put Armagh to the sword

Really?

Well that's idiotic too.

Game was won. Well won. And Armagh were camped in their own half. Team did the right thing.

I disagree. I'd want my team to keep pushing but there you go.  They played keep ball until some of the Armagh players lost the head and barge in and foul them.  Murphy would dander up to the free, take 90 seconds to hit it.......but here's the important bit.....he put it over!  As I said, frustrating to watch.

are you seriously lamenting about Donegal's tactics when 8/9/10 points up playing on your home pitch?