Mulholland put painful lessons to good use

Do managers and their players, learn more from defeat and tight games than easy victories?

Mulholland put painful lessons to good use
Mon, 22 Jul, 2013 - 01:00
Ray Silke

Based on Galway’s five point win over Armagh on Saturday evening at Pearse Stadium, the former is certainly the case.

Alan Mulholland saw his team concede 4-16 to Mayo in their heavy Connacht championship defeat, and labour heavily to get past Tipperary and Waterford in their last two outings.

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CourtsSports ColumnistsPlace: Pearse StadiumPlace: TipperaryPlace: Croke ParkPerson: MulhollandPerson: Alan MulhollandPerson: Jamie ClarkePerson: Johnny DuanePerson: Eugene McVerryPerson: Donal O’NeillPerson: ClarkePerson: Paul GrimleyPerson: Tom FlynnPerson: Paul ConroyPerson: FlynnPerson: Stephen HaroldPerson: Michael MartinPerson: MartinPerson: Danny CumminsPerson: CumminsPerson: Fiontán Ó CurraoinPerson: Conor DohertyEvent: Connacht championshipEvent: U21Organisation: GalwayOrganisation: ArmaghOrganisation: WaterfordOrganisation: MilltownOrganisation: WicklowOrganisation: LeitrimOrganisation: Cork
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