Jim Gavin could show a ruthless defeat this week in his champions' games of Ireland until now this summer
Gavin will surely consider shaking his line. attack for the last battle of Omagh, Saturday afternoon. Gavin had started six advances in the three Dublin victories in Leinster – Niall Scully, Ciaran Kilkenny, Con O 'Callaghan, Dean Rock, Paul Mannion and Paddy Andrews
Brian Howard had also played in all three Leinster games, though in the halfway line, while he watched the game when he returned to a more familiar half-strike role against Donegal.
Read More [19659006] But Andrews felt the sharp end of Gavin's ax before Saturday's game, and there might be more to follow as lines of concern crumpled the boss's forehead. Dublin after watching his losing side. Ul Flynn and Kevin McManamon will all enter the selection picture as Gavin seeks more to face the threat that Tyrone will pose.
"We are satisfied and happy to have got two points," he said. "It gives us a base in the group."
Then came the twist of the knife,
"The performance will not be good enough in the future, no matter who we play, be it Roscommon or Tyrone.This gives us a lot to think about," admits Gavin
Stephen McMenamin of Donegal and Brian Howard of Dublin (Image: © INPHO / Bryan Keane)
"It was just one of those days. Suppose the positive that you can take is that we keep our cool and that we do not stop trying to score
"That's all you can expect from you." they and we created a lot of chances in the game to convert them. "
As you can imagine, Dublin has created opportunities throughout the summer, but its conversion rate does not change. was not what one could expect from a direct line of this quality.
Con O 'Callaghan was the child with the Midas touch last year and this gave him the confidence to keep going to the goal.
But he was not ruthless enough and it was Saturday, he again saw two great opportunities to beg
Maybe his confidence took a hit , since he also tapped an easy chance for a point in the second half in the hands of Shaun Patton
Paul Mannion, too, was in turmoil. Only Niall Scully and Howard seemed really ready to take on the challenge of facing Ulster Donegal's champion, and if Scully had not scored two goals, the end result could have been different.
Yes, Gavin said he was "satisfied" that his team took his first two points in the quarterfinal series of Ireland, and he felt that Dublin was still in control in a game that he described as a "great test"
Gavin acknowledged: "You can see why Donegal The champions of Ulster, it's a quality team, and s & # 39; they were taking a few chances to score, it could have been a different match. "
Tellingly, what pleased Gavin most was how Dublin controlled the last stages, and Dublin's Niall Scully scored his team's second goal. (Image: © INPHO / James Crombie)
The introduction of Cormac Costello and Paul Flynn reinforced their offensive options, and they scored points to keep the scorecard above 39. A crucifix "We controlled the game well, especially the last 10 or 15 minutes," said Gavin Re
"I think the team has completed very well, the substitutes who played their part brought something. "I thought we did very well and in this format it's a matter of winning both points at this point, and we are satisfied with that."
"The next day, against Tyrone, will not be good enough – that's 7-44 that they put up in two games. "
" We'll need to be putting points on the other end . It will not help us, it will not be good enough.
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