Match UpS HBline and MF

Looking good so far.....no?

THE HALFBACK LINE

Rayzor/Bryan Cullen

Next Match up and next Finnegan, In Croke Park mobility is the name of the game, contrary to what you may think size is not everything, Rayzor’s industry could cause Dublin Damage and put Cullen on the back foot from the get go.

JC/Alan Brogan

Fluidity, pace and mobility are words I’d use to describe.......not Alan Brogan but Jaime Carr! Player of the year last season Brogan being picked up by our best defender is at least a slight weight of our minds. Jaime’s defending will hopefully negate Brogan’s direct running and solo lines of attack.

Decie/Paul Flynn

Flynn epitomises what this Dublin team is all about, Gym monkey packed with an intensity playing style, this usually has him first name down on the Dubs teamsheet. Decie whether you think it or not has a lot of passion for the Louth jersey, he loves the big days out and a big test.(including a sub cameo he made against them in 2010)

Flynn will be that test on Sunday, his ball winning abilities are a lifeline to the Dublin machine, Decie can stand up to his physicality and use it to get involved in a lot of play, Flynn will bring out the best in Decie I’m sure of that.

It gets better...

THE Midfield Pairing's!

Michael Dara McAuley & Eamon Fennell VS Paddy Keenan & Ronan Carroll

In years past we had to worry about the physicality of the Dublin midfield, Sheehy, Bealin, Homan and Whelan but football has moved on and so a blend and new brand of midfielder has emerged.

One with size AND mobility AND athleticism AND whocanplayabitaswell!!!

Paddy Keenan and Michael Dara mcAuley are two of the perfect examples of the modern day midfield frankenstein’s (cool initials to boot). However MDMA has the luxury of playing just 50 to 50 PK has to do a whole lot more for his team going 21 to 21 on some days!

Keenan has to pick up McAuley and let them cancel each other out, they will be making the same runs anyway and also having played together for Leinster earlier in the year will no stranger to each others on field quirks.

Also due to the fact Ronan Carroll will not defend, not can’t...just won’t, Paul Bannon got on a lot of ball in the wayward third quarter against Westmeath. And Luckily went unpunished McAuley is more potent of an attacker of the two Dublin midfielders so lest not let Ronan defend, we know that, so let him play on Fennell and hope he doesn’t have the legs to defend what Ronan DOES do best, Attack. He is, after all our Championship top scorer so far.