The Mullaghbawn man refuted one reporter’s suggestion that Armagh lacked some urgency because the format is not straight knock-out: Tyrone break from defence and restore their four point lead through Darragh Canavan. A lot of the shots aren’t under great pressure, I think a lot of it’s the pressure they put on themselves in terms of not having that ruthless streak when the game’s in the melting pot, but hopefully that will come.” “It’s not that we don’t have the forwards to do it. We’re killing teams with setting up chances – and then their shot-to-score ratio way exceeds ours. “Execution has been a major problem for us this year,” accepted McGeeney. I haven’t seen it but I’m sure we’ll get a fair hearing.” That last remark delivered with a knowing smile.Īsked if Armagh intended to appeal, McGeeney responded: “We’ll have to look at it first.”Īrmagh have probably already done enough to progress to the preliminary quarter-finals, but they could have been in contention to top the group except for wasted opportunities, especially in the opening quarter hour at Healy Park. “Rian says somebody pulled him down by the jersey and he tried to get up three or four times and somebody kept holding the jersey. The Crossmaglen man received a straight red card on the half hour mark after tangling on the ground with Tyrone defender Cormac Quinn, with McGeeney stating that his player felt he had done nothing wrong.

Whether Armagh joint-captain Rian O’Neill will be involved remains to be seen. Yet despite losing out to Tyrone, ‘Geezer’ isn’t fazed by the prospect of taking on Galway next – but he knows the Orchard County’s shooting must improve if they’re to have any chance of overcoming the Tribesmen. Then, when Armagh worked that short, Conaty took his point rather than sending the ball in for what could have been an equalising goal. EXECUTION is killing Armagh, acknowledged their manager Kieran McGeeney, after yet another narrow big game loss – but he insists they still have their sights set on a shot at glory.Īrmagh’s lack of ruthlessness was perhaps summed up by substitute Oisin Conaty not getting a shot away at the open goal when Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan slipped in the seventh minute of added time, with that hesitation allowing home defender Michael McKernan to boot the ball out for a ‘45’.

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