Match Ups OUR forwards and first line of defence!

here's where my positivity feels the strongest!

THE HALF FORWARD LINE

James McCarthy/Reido & Kevin Nolan/Derek Crilly

These two match ups both read similar lines.

Young Dubs on Consistent Louth wingers, Key word in this match up is consistent.

Reido and Crilly have been nothing but the measure of consistency throughout the league and the last day against Westmeath. They both stood up when the louth forward line wasn’t fully functioning.

Sunday, They will have the fitness to stay with their younger counterparts and make them worry about Johnny Cooper replacing them. (Especially McCarthy, second season syndrome and all that.) Sure, they will be respected but they will not be in awe of the young all-Ireland winners. 

Ger Brennan/Mark Brennan

This match up potentially decides the game, If we are to have any chance we need a big performance from Mark Brennan.

Ger Brennan the wholly religious off the pitch and not particularly on it, controls the way Dublin play and set up from the back. So if Brennan, mark; can upset his game it could be the key to unlocking the Dublin Defence.

Simple as that.

THE FULLFORWARD LINE

Phillip McMahon/Derek Maguire

A newcomer to the Dublin fullback line and possibly an improvement, McMahon is an old school, Defence first, no nonsense corner back.

Maguire will depend on his speed in the wide open spaces of Croke park. Really fascinating match up like most corner backs if Maguire gets good service there is little he can do.

Rory O’Carroll/Jim 

A battle of good versus Evil in the GAA world.

On one side, we have Evil, Rory O’Carroll an Athlete with an impressive physique and unimpressive skill set, ever see him footpass?

And On the other side, We have Good, Jim is a pure footballer to the core, best footpasser in the county.

The fate of Gaelic football will be decided.

Haven’t came across each other, in the U21 championship a couple of seasons ago Jim has nothing to fear.

Hopefully good will prevail.

Michael Fitzsimons/Clarkie

Their best defender, well man marker, will surely pick up Clarkie, our main scorer in chief! But the fact that Clarkie is a natural born scorer, he is so efficient in that he doesn’t need a plethora of chances or space to rack up his tally. So the match up becomes irrelevant.

Also if Clarkie can get our scoreboard ticking over through free kicks he can be the source of hope the team needs to beat Dublin Sunday.

Also Darren has an ulterior motive, playing his club football in the capital will also give him an edge, his 2010 performance against Dublin proved that.