Jack: Donegal a test like no other

Jack O’Connor and Kerry have no first-hand experience of Jimmy McGuinness’ Donegal in championship, but the Kingdom coach only had to rewind to last August for the scale of the challenge facing them in next weekend’s All-Ireland quarter-final.

Jack: Donegal a test like no other

“I was at the All-Ireland semi-final last year [between Dublin and Donegal] and it was Gaelic football as we’d never seen it before. But that’s the huge challenge for us as coaches and management.

“McGuinness has a fantastic system going there. They’re an absolutely serious team, within a kick of a ball of getting to a final last year. It’s a great challenge for us this week to plan our strategy for them. They have certainly moved the goalposts as regards strategy.

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