Two-time Ulster Championship winner and BBC pundit Conor McManus explains why, regardless of a profitable Division Two marketing campaign, Monaghan should enhance to take down All-Eire contenders Donegal in Sunday’s provincial quarter-final.
As a participant, large championship video games in Clones have been events I actually relished and Sunday’s tussle with Donegal will likely be no totally different for the present Monaghan panel.
Monaghan have seen this sport coming for a very long time. There was at all times a very good probability of Donegal getting previous Derry within the preliminary spherical and now Jim McGuinness’ facet are making ready for his or her first journey again to Clones since successful the Ulster title final yr.
For Monaghan, the problem is actual. Monaghan have been excellent in Division Two and received it comfortably, however they have not performed a group of Donegal’s high quality this yr.
It is an enormous step-up for Monaghan but it surely’s a house sport in Clones, the solar will probably be shining. As a Monaghan participant, there is no such thing as a place you’d quite be.
Scoring has been Monaghan’s energy this yr. It is well-documented however they’ve been averaging about 28 or 29 factors and I would think about Donegal can have a reasonably inflexible defensive plan to counteract that.
The essential factor for Monaghan is sustaining a excessive degree of efficiency for the 70 minutes. Within the league, patches of nice play and scoring bursts served them effectively, however they might want to discover one other degree to topple Donegal.
