Pat Spillane

Johnny Gall were very good.

But I think Kerry made them look unbelievably brilliant.

And there was two things, three things about it.

One, first of all,

Jim that day revealed his 2026 tactical game plan for Donegal.

That's number one.

The second thing with that was that the Q2 managers, the Conor Laverty's, they studied that game plan and they came up with an ambush.

And what was the two central planks to that game plan?

They went at Kerry's kickouts in the league final and they demolished Kerry's kickouts.

Yesterday, against Down, Down, they couldn't demolish.

Down got away all their kick-outs in the first half.

The second thing about it was in the league final, Donegal only turned over the ball four times.

They really were brilliant in possession.

They got a shot off with every possession.

But the reason for that was that Kerry brought no intensity to play.

Kerry didn't lay a glove on them.

Yesterday,

Down brought that game plan.

They brought that intensity.

Their defensive play was absolutely superb.