“We’ll quickly move on as we always do for the next game.”
Mayo manager, James Horan doesn’t give much away in interviews, but after watching his side finally beat the seemingly unbeatable Dublin, you could see how happy he was to get over that hurdle.
Many were saying beforehand that this was Mayo’s best chance to beat the Dubs, who were playing rather inconsistently this season, but they looked like the Dublin of old in the first half, taking a comfortable lead.
However, Horan’s side dug deep, battled hard and found a way back into the game, taking it into extra time and finishing the stronger of the two.
“We’re delighted how we finished it and how we built our energy through it. We were a bit tentative maybe starting off, but I thought after 20, 25 minutes we started to come into it.
“In the second half, we were very strong. We won a lot of the battles. I’m just immensely proud of how the guys played, the work-rate and effort and honesty that they showed. Delighted with the win.
“If we get our energy right, we can be very dangerous.
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“We were just a bit hesitant with our decision-making in the first half. That’s not where we’re at our strongest. So we committed and play to our strengths, we’re very, very strong.
“And you saw that in 40, 50 minutes of the game and in extra-time. We’re delighted with the win, but we’ll quickly move on as we always do for the next game.”
