Sunday night's statement was a bolt from the blue. Mid-championship, and three weeks out from their All-Ireland series opener, back-to-back winners Meath were without a management team.
Mid-championship, and three weeks out from their All-Ireland series opener, back-to-back winners Meath were without a management team.
And after Nelson’s shock departure, the back-to-back All-Ireland senior champions are in complete disarray ahead of their title defence.There was no shortage of change on the Banks of the Boyne in 2023, with a new era beginning. The majority of Murray’s backroom team also stepped away, with head coach Mark Brennan and sports psychologist Kelley Faye just two constants.
AFLW duo Vikki Wall and Orlagh Lally missed a chunk of the season, as did Emma Duggan due to injury. While young talent featured in the forward line, dual star Aoife Minogue formed a new midfield pairing with Máire O’Shaughnessy in Lally’s absence. In the Leinster championship then, they lost twice to Dublin with their only win coming against a struggling Laois outfit.
There’s no one single cause, either: not only are this current group of players struggling to create — and take — chances, but a lot of their opponents have also raised their game – and come armed with gameplans to take down the Royals.Meath’s system is well-documented at this stage: they pull everyone but one or two back and set up defensively around the D, before counter-attacking at pace and with mayhem.
It’s clear to see that Mick Bohan’s Dublin have them sussed too. The issue is Meath haven’t really changed anything. Nelson didn’t put his own stamp on the team, and there seems to be a staleness to their playing style.
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