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Donegal v Galway in 2 weeks time. timmyhogan (UK) - Posts: 290 - 10/07/2017 11:45:36 2013866 Link 1 |
It will be very tough for us I feel. We improved against Meath and showed plenty of battle and commitment which was great to see. I think if we go up another level from the Meath performance we should have the beating of Galway but I'm not sure if we can. I was encouraged in Navan on Saturday though, especially by the second half. JoeSoap (Donegal) - Posts: 1432 - 10/07/2017 12:04:23 2013891 Link 0 |
Donegal had a shockingly bad start to the Championship, a win over Antrim followed by a total non-performance against Tyrone, a game in which they didn't tackle, gave the ball away easily and just looked flat. They managed to pick themselves up and get over the line against Longford in what was a terrible game, and a flat performance. Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1106 - 10/07/2017 12:25:21 2013915 Link 1 |
We can win this by turning the screw on their keeper. Galway will need to improve massively and I don't know how badly they want to get to the quarters, that will have as much to do with this game as anything. I don't ever play up or down our chances but I feel the winning and losing of this game is entirely up to which Galway team turns up. Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 10/07/2017 12:37:14 2013926 Link 0 |
Donegal haven't been great so far this Summer but at least they are coming off a win. Galway were atrocious against Roscommon and their mindset was all wrong. You'd imagine if they have any pride at all the Galway players will produce some sort of backlash but you just don't know. Marooned (Galway) - Posts: 2208 - 10/07/2017 15:47:19 2014206 Link 0 |
Really hard game to predict. You would expect there will be a serious backlash from Galway but as everybody knows it is extremely tough to bounce back after such a loss especially with the prospect of playing Kerry the prize for Galway. Donegal definitely showed improvement to beat Meath and you could not fault their will and effort. However the same issues persist in that Donegal are fairly predictable in how they will attack and defensively too passive with a lack of intensity. On a brighter note Ryan McHugh showed some form at the weekend which has been missing plus Donegal had a real goal threat. I don't think either side will fear the other but much will really depend on how Galway react to the Roscommon game. panamasam (Australia) - Posts: 2779 - 10/07/2017 19:30:09 2014416 Link 0 |
I can't see anything but a Galway win here. MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 10/07/2017 20:33:22 2014462 Link 0 |
Galway will need a mental lift now they fully expected to be lifting the nestor cup. 35x (Mayo) - Posts: 8 - 10/07/2017 20:46:48 2014471 Link 0 |
Donegal's new lads are not at the races yet. Too many rabbits-in-headlights / passengers. They may be better than Galway next year or the year after, but they aren't this year. Galway are a better-balanced team as it is - in theory. In practice, it depends if Galway can shake off their lethargy and give it a lash. If they do, they have the beating of Donegal this year. if they sleepwalk their way through another match, they won't. All makes for interesting viewing though. Good championship. essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 10/07/2017 21:10:44 2014487 Link 0 |
A 50/50 game in my book, Galway pride might be stung after that poor showing yesterday, Donegal have some momentum but our form is dodgy, looking forward to it, likely to be the last or 2nd last game for either of us though, Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2739 - 10/07/2017 21:15:38 2014493 Link 0 |
Impossible to call . TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 10/07/2017 21:39:31 2014520 Link 0 |
Donegal's biggest pessimist or biggest yerra man?
PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1902 - 10/07/2017 21:52:18 2014531 Link 0 |
Under better management I would take Donegal to shade this one, Curlew66 (Roscommon) - Posts: 504 - 10/07/2017 22:54:56 2014590 Link 1 |
Some soul searching done at training last night for the galway lads ,one would think. cornetto (Galway) - Posts: 223 - 12/07/2017 10:52:15 2015437 Link 0 |
50/50 game imo. A hesitant hat tip to Donegal who have that bit of momentum now. DannyMcA (Dublin) - Posts: 260 - 12/07/2017 11:22:13 2015456 Link 0 |
Confident nod for Donegal here. Look at losing provincial finalists records and add to that Donegal are better than Galway. Galway have achieved target no1 this year, getting to div1. Frederick (Louth) - Posts: 479 - 12/07/2017 11:30:49 2015463 Link 0 |
Have you been reading anything about Donegal on these forums recently. All Donegal people will agree there is potential in our team but currently there are just playing badly with a bad system. No intensity. It was a big improvement in the last week and with another 2 weeks I would hope we will be able to put on a performance that will beat Galway. For Both team it depend which turns up. If Galway play like they did against Mayo they could hammer us. If Galway play like they did on Sunday I fancy us to scrape it. That's where both teams are at and that why most people will struggle to pick a favourite. dstuction (Donegal) - Posts: 1209 - 12/07/2017 12:53:04 2015528 Link 0 |
Hell of an ask for Galway to turn around from the nature of that defeat: mindset was wrong, tactics were wrong, and arguably the players were wrong. Walsh has to either go for a root and branch overhaul with only 2 weeks for everything to gel, or stick with more-or-less the same squad and approach which won't defeat a div 1 team no matter how badly Donegal has been playing. Our weak backline combined with an apparent inability to score goals (no doubt stemming from our very defensive approach) won't cut it at this level, whereas Donegal with their proven ability to score goals will make all the difference. festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 12/07/2017 19:29:24 2015784 Link 0 |
I think a lot of posters here are playing the 'yerra' card. It's tough on Galway coming off a bad loss at the weekend and having to play again so quickly. Gallagher is 'nursing' his young players along and obviously hoping that they can grow into a highly competitive team capable of winning titles over the next few years. There are difficult problems for both managers to overcome. Some Galway players seemed to accept defeat far too easily on Sunday, while Donegal players wilted when the pressure came on in the U21 game against Dublin and in their defeat to Tyrone. neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 12/07/2017 20:00:58 2015790 Link 0 |
I was definitely more optimistic about our chances at the beginning of the week, but the more I think about how off the pace our entire approach was and just how dodgy our defense is, combined with Donegal's growing momentum, the less confident I feel. I definitely think we have the potential to beat Donegal, I'm just not convinced that the team can realize that potential following home from such a hiding. First home defeat to Roscommon in over 30 years, in a game we were expected to win and ended up losing by 9 points; that's a lot of baggage for this team to stow away before the Donegal game. Not to mention the glaring individual efforts that, fairly or unfairly, pose a lot of questions.
festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3097 - 12/07/2017 22:43:01 2015856 Link 0 |