Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Have Donegal been asked the right questions? And has McGuinness more answers?
Donegal manager Jim McGuinness, left, and Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
It is hard to imagine the Ulster final being a classic, in the usual sense of that word. I expect it to be tactical, physical, defensive and intense. And edgy. There is no love lost between these counties, groups of players or management. It will be a slow possession-based game at times when both teams will have everyone defending and there will be bursts of action, usually after turnovers, leading to rapid counter-attacks, that will excite.
I’m anticipating really enjoying it but there will be plenty who won’t. It will be a full house in Clones with neither team thinking of a tomorrow. It will be all out. I can’t wait to see if Jim McGuinness really is refitting Donegal to launch an assault on Sam Maguire, or if by his sheer force of will he is spooking everyone with a Potemkin village, capable of competing in Ulster but not much else.
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