No extra pressure on Mayo players to prove a point, says Diarmuid O’Connor

Diarmuid O’Connor only turned 21 last week but the 2015 Young Footballer of the Year is adamant Mayo’s footballers don’t feel extra pressure this season to prove they were right to oust the previous management.

The 2015 panel’s disposal of Noel Connelly and Pat Holmes will likely be thrown at them should things go awry, but O’Connor contests the suggestion there is more emphasis on them to perform as a result.

“There’s always been pressure around the Mayo players the same way there is on players in every county in the country. I am not sure if there is going to be much added pressure on the players in the dressing room anyway.