Tyrone input has sharpened Galway attack, says Damien Comer

Galway football captain Damien Comer has credited Paddy Tally with bringing greater directness to the county’s attacking play.

Tally, part of Mickey Harte’s backroom team when Tyrone achieved All-Ireland glory in 2003, was enlisted by Galway manager Kevin Walsh during the off-season and, while many pundits have attributed Galway’s mean defensive record this spring to Tally — no county in Division 1 conceded less than the Tribesmen — it is actually in attack, says Comer, where his imprint is most visible.

“What Paddy has added is a bit more sharpness and directness,” Comer told Galway BayFM. “Kevin [Walsh] has brought us to a really good place in our set-up. Each year, the gameplan has progressed a bit. Paddy has come in and tried to get more directness into our attacking play. That has probably worked a good bit.