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Today they are back in their usual haunt by the Royal Canal. Emboldened by the display against Roscommon in the replay, they are beginning to believe again that the well may not be dry. The players are probably believing it too. No matter what anyone says, from management to players, there was nobody very confident that there was such a display hidden away. It was as good as Mayo have ever played, but that has to be put in the context of Roscommon imploding.

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Mayo need to do the same. They could get bogged down with who is going to mark Kieran Donaghy, James O'Donoghue and Paul Geaney. In fact, the team could lie awake at night worrying about it. The other way is to tell the players in the full back line who they are picking up and get on with it. Games are won just as much by raw emotion as brilliant tactics.

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cheap canada goose uk One of them is that they are not good man markers, though at least some of the holes in defence are being caused by opposition backs coming up field. They can expect it today and the Mayo policy should be for Lee Keegan, Keith Higgins and others to attack continuously. Mayo should also forget about points unless it is a last resort. The old timers used to say that you should take your points and the goals will come. To hell with that, a goal to Mayo is worth more than three points in the canada goose outlet vancouver lift it would give the team against canada goose outlet Kerry and there is a better chance of their defenders getting the goals than the forwards. cheap canada goose uk

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