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Mayos full back line is definetly their weak point. They can be got at, they are not great defenders and its a gaping hole. Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 27/08/2014 10:28:02 1642811 Link 0 |
Cafferkey is awful under the high ball. The 2 corner backs have been pretty good the last few years at covering the space there but if Ger is left 1 on 1 it is dodgy. Although I would expect a response from him, he has been poor all year. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7885 - 27/08/2014 10:33:22 1642815 Link 0 |
I think Cafferky is a good player but maybe a wee bit nice. As Brolly said the other day, if that had been Donegal the other day I think Neil McGee would have put a bit more pressure on Donaghy under those high balls to say the least. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9108 - 27/08/2014 10:41:06 1642825 Link 0 |
Was surprised on Sunday that Mayo didn't drop one of the O'Sheas back on to Donaghy when he came on given that the direct ball in on top of him was going to be the obvious play. It seemed the tactic was let Donaghy go up and get the ball then we will deal with him when he comes down but the problem is that Donaghy is a fast thinker and can offload a ball before you can get the tackles in. Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 27/08/2014 11:59:28 1642867 Link 0 |
My thoughts would have been that when he moved from midfield to full forward that 1 of our midfielders would go inside with him to contest the inevitable high ball that went in to him. One of the other problems with the Kerry goal which i noticed watching it back was Keith Higgins got caught in too minds whether to go in on Donaghy once he land or stick with O'Donoghue, this caused him to delay a half second and before he could do either the ball was in the net. Stephenite (Mayo) - Posts: 9 - 27/08/2014 12:17:51 1642879 Link 0 |
Mayo ful back line is definitely a weakness that can be got at Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 27/08/2014 12:20:09 1642883 Link 0 |
Offside_Rule Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 27/08/2014 12:35:56 1642892 Link 0 |
Liamwalkinstown yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 27/08/2014 12:36:00 1642893 Link 0 |
I've been saying all week that i was shocked that an intercounty fullback couldn't deal with a high ball...cafferkey couldn't deal with it all... freddy2 (Wexford) - Posts: 215 - 27/08/2014 12:36:56 1642894 Link 0 |
At long last this has been highlighted, mayo management have sat on their hands for the last 4 years at full back with cafferkey as a definite weak link and the cheerleading media sing his praises and even give him an all star. He refuses to even contest a high ball , is frequently caught out of position and inevitably fouls his opponent when he is faced by him one on one. The 2 corner backs know the problem and have tried with some success to mask the problem , but the problem remains. Until they get a safe pair of hands at full back this year will end like the others, whether its in limerick this saturday or croker in 3 and half weeks time. On sunday joe brolly said he wouldnt get on the crossmaglen junior team, james horan needs to take note and open his eyes!! jackmeyhoffer (USA) - Posts: 148 - 27/08/2014 12:45:56 1642897 Link 0 |
I think we should put maher and donaghy in with o'donahue kind of a second coming of the twin towers , mayo would have to drop two big lads back then to marshal the boys leaving our half forwards to pick off scores from the 40. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 27/08/2014 12:55:14 1642908 Link 0 |
Ger was out on his feet when Donaghy moved up and he couldn't get off the ground or move in to tackle quickly enough to prevent the offload. I think the mystery of how to mark a guy like Donaghy was cracked long ago by Tyrone and it doesn't require a defender who's bigger or more athletic than Caff to do it, the problem last day is that Ger was vulnerable at the time and this mistake won't be repeated. I think we'll see a stormer from Caff on Saturday, he's that sort of guy. Pericles (Mayo) - Posts: 2521 - 27/08/2014 13:21:49 1642935 Link 0 |
Would agree with what you said, but would maybe have brought Barry Moran on to compete with Donaghy in the air, as he's probably the only Mayo player who could stop him taking clean catches. Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 27/08/2014 13:22:49 1642937 Link 0 |
For the free that Donaghy got, Caff made the right decision to let him go out and not contest the ball. Donaghy caught the ball just outside the 20m had Caff gone with him there was nothing between them and the goal. For the goal when Donaghy got the ball bar the two corner back on their own two men the nearest other Mayo back was about 30M away. High or low, it doesn't matter, the full back line was left massively exposed. Things happen, on any given day you may dominate your man but he may get one ball, doesn't make you a bad player. What happened here was Mayo's naivety in leaving so much space to the full forward line with so little time left. When the goal went in there was 4mins left - seriously where was the corner forwards, hoping to get a few scores and win it by 5 or six points. zinny (Wexford) - Posts: 1799 - 27/08/2014 14:48:56 1643019 Link 0 |
I was just talking to a Galway man an hour ago and he told me that enda gilvarry is ready to take over from James horan when ever mayo are knocked out of the championship , AND wait for it he also told me that Galway want horan to manage their senior team, so is this one last hurrah for the gaffer , time will tell I suppose, but I might throw a few quid on it all the same. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 27/08/2014 15:58:34 1643067 Link 0 |
A lot of talk here about the two balls Donaghy one. Having played full back all my (modest) career here are my two cents: tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1103 - 27/08/2014 16:10:42 1643077 Link 0 |
Must i remind ye of Bernards first goal last year lads??? Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 27/08/2014 16:17:15 1643087 Link 0 |
A lot of teams have shown how to counter the Donaghy threat so I was surprised that Horan didn't react to this better. For example, when he came on against Dublin for example they dropped Paul Flynn back to help sweep up. Going man to man with Donaghy is very tricky regardless of the form he's in. If the ball into him is good enough you'd need to be a really capable defender to handle him. He's got excellent hands as well to offload when he does catch the ball. NavyNBlue (Dublin) - Posts: 1357 - 27/08/2014 16:23:45 1643090 Link 0 |
There's no defending Caff here if we're honest with ourselves. He's had numerous nightmares under high ball recently. He tends to lose flight of the ball, a prime example being when Brian Geaney won a high ball in the first that dropped over Caff's head. killer_88_ (Mayo) - Posts: 2040 - 27/08/2014 16:50:07 1643113 Link 0 |
He's a very good full-back, add in Higgins and Cunniffe and you have one of the best full-back lines in the country. He never looked confident isolated against Geaney but there was little damage done there. His calves were gone by the time Donaghy came on. HighKing81 (Meath) - Posts: 129 - 27/08/2014 17:23:09 1643137 Link 0 |