McGuinness: Dublin the team to beat
June 30, 2015
Donegal manager Jim McGuinness congratulates Alan Brogan of Dublin after the game.
Jim McGuinness says Dublin "have made themselves much more difficult to beat".
The former Donegal boss was in Croke Park on Sunday to witness the Dubs' demolition of Kildare and he was highly impressed by the tactical tweaks Jim Gavin has made to his team.
"They have made themselves much more difficult to beat," he writes in The Irish Times. "I am not saying Dublin are invincible. But I am honestly not sure right now how they can be beaten with what they can bring to the table. What we did last year clearly won't work this time around.
"They have taken zero away from their strategy but have devised a new system. They looked more like a team on Sunday too. You could see the communication and the passing on and that they were working in concert.
"You can argue there was a gulf in standard on Sunday. But what could Kildare have done differently? How do you take that athleticism on? How do you stop Cluxton's precision? How do you break them down? The list of questions they pose for all teams is very, very long now.
"Dublin cast a very long shadow before the championship started but, at times on Sunday, it looked more like an eclipse."
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