Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Desperately seeking a GAA gegenpresser

Key gains can be made out of possession if a team counter-presses and avoids being passive. Also, the second-season sophomores to watch and Mayo chatter

IN FOCUS: Keep an eye on Kevin McStay's Mayo. 

THE circus is back in town. It has been a lengthy 181 days since the All-Ireland final, meaning we are all, once more, madly anticipating the resumption of inter-county GAA action. Bad weather, bloated and congested structures be damned - we want to be entertained. I will be in Tralee Saturday evening, keenly observing two teams with big ambitions for 2024. I will be interested to see how both sides attack in particular.

The league is about to be run off in nine weeks of helter-skelter action. Here are a few areas I will be watching out for as the season hurtles along.