Is Liam McHale right to suggest Mayo's All-Ireland final failings comes down to the last 10 minutes?

Analysis of the 11 close or relatively close finals Mayo have either lost or drawn going back to 1989 would suggest he is largely correct about their fadeouts.
Is Liam McHale right to suggest Mayo's All-Ireland final failings comes down to the last 10 minutes?

MAYO CURSE: Mayo dejected after their All Ireland final loss to Dublin in 2017. Pic Credit ©INPHO/Tommy Dickson

Well, is Liam McHale right? Does Mayo’s failings in All-Ireland finals come down to the final 10 minutes?

“I think in all the tight games we lose them in the last 10 minutes,” he told Ballina Community Radio earlier this week as he explained his decision to step away as a selector.

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