"All the hype is on Galway"
May 02, 2019
London's Anthony McDermott (second London player from left) scores a 76th minute goal to give the Exiles a 2-8 a piece draw with Limerick at McGovern Park on Saturday ©Sheila Fernandes
London team coach Michael Maher says he’s confident that they “will give it absolutely 100 per cent” when they welcome Galway to Ruislip on Sunday.
The Exiles are 12/1 underdogs for the Connacht champions’ visit in what will be the first outing of the 2019 All-Ireland senior football championship and Maher says they’ll be looking to draw the Tribesmen into a contest on opening weekend.
“The mind-set is that we're going to focus totally on ourselves and give 100 per cent effort. Where that takes us is then out of our hands, but we're going to try to control the controllables,” the London native told GAA.ie
“We're going to have our team in place and our system in place and the players will give it absolutely 100 per cent. The focus is on ourselves. All the hype is on Galway.
“No-one is even considering this a match for Galway. That's what we intend to do. We want to bring Galway into a contest whereby they go away afterwards saying that they actually had a contest, whether we win, lose, or draw.
“We want to be ready to give 100 per cent ourselves, give a good account of ourselves, and control what we can control. After that, you never know what could happen.”
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