James Horan says Mayo must force Dublin onto the ropes

Former Mayo manager James Horan claims his county can score big against Dublin on All-Ireland final day if they can find a way of putting the holders ‘on the ropes’.

Horan managed Mayo when they last faced Dublin in an All-Ireland decider, 2013, and said that while Dublin don’t get rattled easily, they do tend to leak big scores when that happens.

The obvious example is the mini meltdown Jim Gavin’s side experienced approaching half-time of their All-Ireland semi-final win over Kerry, when they coughed up two goals and went in trailing by five points at the break.