How teenage kicks can launch Donegal
For Donegal this year, age and miles on the clock are the only numbers with which they need to concern themselves.
On duty with BBC for last June’s Donegal-Fermanagh Ulster SFC quarter-final, my colleague Martin McHugh and I had a rather heated discussion about Donegal’s chances for the game and the season ahead. My point remains relevant a year on — Donegal had basically two choices: Stay the same or change their style of play and move away from their high-octane, high-energy, quick transition from defence to attack to a direct kicking game with their go-to man Michael Murphy positioned at full-forward and Paddy McBrearty playing off him. No finesse needed, just lump the ball into them and push up and support them. Put the ball in as agriculturally as you like!
