He worked with me for three years in Kerry and his input was a huge part of our success in that period. Patton, however, can go long off two steps though which complicates things further for Kerry and makes him harder to read. For the last score to seal their 2012 quarter-final win over Kerry, Karl Lacey ran onto a flick to kick the insurance point. The mental fatigue led to all manner of unforced errors and the lack of appetite and aggression from a Mayo team in Championship must have been alarming for James Horan. Without the ball, their U20 side gave an exhibition of defending and blocking in Thursday night’s Munster final win over Kerry while still putting up a big score and staying loyal to an attacking game-plan.

Source: Irish Examiner July 19, 2019 23:26 UTC