ragingbull
Well-Known Member
result Kildare 12 Cavan 16
National Football League 2024
- Thread starter Big Jim
- Start date
Armaghabroad22
Active Member
I think so much of our inconsistencies lies with not having a firm starting 15. Certainly confuses me when it comes to our style of plan and game plan.
No disrespect to Crealy or Mackin but not the midfield I would be starting with. Evident tonight that we were lacking a target man in the full forward line, albeit Grugan, Soupy and Forker did well to try breakdown a Louth defence with Mickey Hartes stamp all over it.
I'd like to have seen McConville get 10minutes of play and for Grimley or Oisin to have been introduced a bit sooner to contest the opposition kick out.
Ref was a bit inconsistent but we did also get a number of questionable decisions in our favour.
A poor display tonight but does need to be seen within the context of missing Rian, Murnin, TK, Duffy, Nugent to name a few.
Plenty of work to be done, but it's only January.
No disrespect to Crealy or Mackin but not the midfield I would be starting with. Evident tonight that we were lacking a target man in the full forward line, albeit Grugan, Soupy and Forker did well to try breakdown a Louth defence with Mickey Hartes stamp all over it.
I'd like to have seen McConville get 10minutes of play and for Grimley or Oisin to have been introduced a bit sooner to contest the opposition kick out.
Ref was a bit inconsistent but we did also get a number of questionable decisions in our favour.
A poor display tonight but does need to be seen within the context of missing Rian, Murnin, TK, Duffy, Nugent to name a few.
Plenty of work to be done, but it's only January.
When we went 2 points up by pressing their kick out you just bloody knew they’d stop doing that and let them back in it.
Players done well to scrap for a win there but the instructions from the line look to be the same again this year. What’s the saying about keep trying the same thing and expecting different results?
Players done well to scrap for a win there but the instructions from the line look to be the same again this year. What’s the saying about keep trying the same thing and expecting different results?
ragingbull
Well-Known Member
Duffy came on TK was on the bench
Armaghabroad22
Active Member
Duffy came on in the 70th minute and Louth pretty much held the ball for the following 6 minutes of play.
And TK did not play - so my point being that I'd expect them both to play a more central role in attack as the league progresses.
What can I say, that was a hard watch, on a positive we won, Campbell and crealy played well, way too many players not on it at all, the fact that we had 2 half backs in the forward line showed we didnt have enough shooters on the field, I think grugan was brutal today, that was a soul destroying game,
After geezer taking a pop at armagh fans expectations during the week a lot more was expected.
Personally im not expecting armagh to win an all ireland, what i do expect is for us to play some kind of decent football and not the absolute shite we are being fed at the minute. I really really hope that was just a rusty early season there at the office but going on previous seasons we are just set to see another frustrating season under a manager that should not be so comfortable in his job
Personally im not expecting armagh to win an all ireland, what i do expect is for us to play some kind of decent football and not the absolute shite we are being fed at the minute. I really really hope that was just a rusty early season there at the office but going on previous seasons we are just set to see another frustrating season under a manager that should not be so comfortable in his job
That comment from him was a disgrace imo,
Really, really poor. Slow, ponderous, everyone having to bounce and solo rather than move the ball when breaking from defence. If Mulroy has shooting boots on we're beat and rightly so.
Every time we go ahead we retreat back. So nervy looking as usual when ahead. Same old, same old at the end, hanging on for dear lives and panic everywhere including the line.
A number of players nowhere near it at this level and individual brilliance from Soupy saved our skins.
Positives = 2 points and can't get any worse.. I hope.
Every time we go ahead we retreat back. So nervy looking as usual when ahead. Same old, same old at the end, hanging on for dear lives and panic everywhere including the line.
A number of players nowhere near it at this level and individual brilliance from Soupy saved our skins.
Positives = 2 points and can't get any worse.. I hope.
I half understand the tactics in first half against the wind but with the wind we should of been more attacking, I don't understand dropping off the kick out in second half, and some of our tackling was poor, I just hope we improve because that's as poor as the Monaghan match for me, I dunno if we have to blame mcgeeney or blame the other coaches like McKeever who looks after the defensive stuff,
He didn’t have a pop ffs. It was tongue in cheek. If you read the programme today you’d have seen his true thoughts on our fans
Mountain Man
New Member
Monaghan show how to play football. The best teams have now moved on to a high press and attacking football and we are going to be left behind.
Armagh_paul
Well-Known Member
We do need to have our expectations tempered, new season and everything. Focus on getting out of D2 to D1 first.
Good result for them. But put it into context. Dublin missing majority of players and recent years haven't took league that seriously
No doubt. One game at a time.
It's a great win though as you say. That Monaghan team would have beaten our team well tonight.
Not too serious
Member
Would disagree that Armagh are good on the counter attack. It’s slow as can be even with the wind. I counted 4 turnovers inside the opposition 45m line that resulted in 0 return. The best teams are netting 2 or 3 of those. Also heard booing of armagh players for playing backwards against a strong wind, thought it was pathetic. That said dire performance and the 2 points papers a lot of cracks.