With everything in place, Monaghan’s challenge is all in the head

Manchester City win the league hitting the 100-point mark, 18 points more than Manchester United and 25 more than Liverpool and yet City haven’t been able to beat either in recent games. 

The New England Patriots’ quarter-back Tom Brady is the greatest NFL player of all time and yet whenever he comes up against the Miami Dolphins, one of the worst teams in the league, he has a mental block.

Sport throws up these contradictions all the time and there is the possibility of another in Omagh tomorrow. Monaghan have better players than Tyrone but psychologically they have a problem with their neighbours, winning just one of their last five Championship meetings and even that one victory in 2014 was a struggle.