Armagh boss Kieran McGeeney says his side's defence will have to be on top of their game this Saturday in order to stop Laois' danger men from catching them on the break.
The former All-Ireland winning captain was impressed by the O'Moore men's second-half display in defeat to Dublin two weeks ago and reckons the likes of Donie Kingston and Conor Meredith are more than capable of inflicting the Orchard men with real damage.
"Laois are counter-attacking and that is how they got both their goals against Dublin," McGeeney told The Irish News.
"That is the way that Gaelic football has gone and, despite what the naysayers believe, the scoring has actually went up, despite all the mass defences. I remember playing a lot of games where we didn't score more than 11 or 12 points with Armagh. This was back when there was no mass defences. Even the Dublin-Meath saga, they were 11 or 12-point games as well.
"Looking at how they (Laois) played against Dublin, they have shown that they can score on the counter. Conor Meredith is back and playing well. Donie Kingston has started to settle into senior football. He has really showed in Division Two this year that he is going to be a constant threat.
"Brendan Quigley and Kevin Meaney are back and playing well. They have a good set-up and structure and (coach) Anthony Cunningham seems to have made a good impact by what has been already done."
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