Donegal’s defence set for tough test

Eamon Fitzmaurice talks tactics

Donegal’s defence

WHEN Donegal won their only All-Ireland in 1992 they persisted with a tactic that annoyed most of the rest of the country. Ditto this time out. In 1992 they liked to play a possession game which was littered with short hand passes and little kicking. This time round Jimmy McGuinness has developed a very effective defensive system that has only been bettered once this year, in a dead league game when they were already qualified for a league final.