Gary O’Donnell was part of the Galway panel when McGuinness took the training session.
FORMER GALWAY FOOTBALLER Gary O’Donnell recalls their squad training session with Jim McGuinness in October 2020 as being “very demanding” both physically and mentally.
That training session proved to be one-off arrangement with McGuinness who wasn’t involved with an intercounty side at the time. But it was an opportunity for O’Donnell to gain an insight into the coaching style of the current Donegal boss. Galway have reached the final four of the All-Ireland series despite suffering several injury setbacks from the early stages of the 2024 season. However, O’Donnell says those issues with personnel allowed Galway to explore the depths of their panel, pointing to the influence of their bench in securing a shock win over Dublin in the quarter-final.
“They’ve won big games without Shane performing to his potential so that’s the good thing for management and for Shane. There’s not this huge wave of expectation for him to play well or for Galway to win. He knows more than anyone that he doesn’t have to be nine or 10 out of 10 for Galway to have a chance. He can have an off day or a period where he’s not at the top of his game and someone else is going to chip in.
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