Jim McGuinness: Derry emerging as strongest contenders for one of the most open All-Irelands in memory via IrishTimesSport
highlighted they still have improvements to make if they are to wrestle Sam back to the capital.
Tyrone were All-Ireland champions as recently as 2021 and they still have a talented squad. Armagh have already won three championship games, more than any other team in the country, and there is no doubt Derry and Galway have both been on an upward trajectory in recent years. Like many sides, they have their man-markers who will pick up the opposition’s key forwards to try nullify their influence on a game. But after that, it is a very zonally orientated structure where all of the players are expected to participate. Fitness levels are extremely high within the squad and as a result Derry don’t often get pulled and dragged out of position. They can hold the structure and prevent gaps from appearing in their defensive shape.
And these established attacks are not limited to Derry’s forwards, because all 15 of their players are encouraged to get involved. We have seen them get a lot of joy with scores from their defenders and even goalkeeper Odhran Lynch.
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