Joe Brolly on Donegal and "The System" | The Sunday Game

Watch Joe Brolly on how discipline Donegal's defence suffocates and controls the opposition.
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[@glenhanley6414]

Joe Brolly is passionate, credible and truthful. Everything you could ask for in a pundit.

[@Dirtycowwalloper]

And RTE got shot of him

[@clareman11]

Yes

[@creasem5988]

Just found this video. I know that Donegal's defensive structure had its critics - but theres no doubting how extremely effective it was.

[@breako]

Great analysis. McGuinness and Joe Schmit are two of the smartest managers in any sport.

[@ritchiemullins6384]

Mad that Dublin haven't lost a game since!

[@10pennysweets]

I'll tell you how Donegal win: they play with 22 players on the pitch at any one time. No one has bothered to count them. Shmart, shneaky move. Tis the extra players that do it.

[@dannymcmince]

Brilliant!

[@seancampbell9740]

U are very simple

[@connienail4013]

@@seancampbell9740 good lad.

[@barry9817]

Mcstay was right. They weren't half chances haha. They were golden chances for goals but they didn't go in and donegal were brilliant that day.

[@EireHonour]

Teams all over the country using this and thats from a dub 👍 brillant well dobe

[@noelmadden1920]

One poxy All-Ireland and the way Brolly describes it you'd think they invented perfection.

[@johnmalone7913]

Actually they (Donegal) did change the game....they made two all Ireland finals in three years and nearly made a third final in 2011 if they had pushed on against a ruffled Dublin team in the first half.....seismic for a county like Donegal and it gives hope to other counties.....systems win matches.....You see this year how sweeper keepers were a great addition.....Donegal's introduction of a blanket system forced a lot of counties to adopt long range shooting........Donegal made Jim Gavin go back to the drawing board and reinvent Dublin......which he did spectacularly!!!! The only downside to the blanket defence system was that it made teams play side to side football and nearly adopt a chess mentality.....Open honest Kerry style football gets you nowhere these days.....As Mayo found out to their cost sadly ....Tyrone had a system this year and it wore everyone down.......

[@noelmadden1920]

@@johnmalone7913 flash in the pan. Would have won 2 or 3 with a proper footballing manager

[@joefriel7939]

DONEGAL WON THE ALL IRELAND WHEN WE BEAT THE DUBS. WHAT A TEAM. NEVER GIVE UP. WE DONE ALL THE HARD WORK. KERRY JUST TOOK THE REWARDS

[@danielnegus4667]

u mad?

[@dubmait]

hes kind of right

[@danielnegus4667]

mait o beating the best team in the competition doesn't mean you win it

[@dubmait]

Daniel Negus my point is i dont think kerry would have beaten dublin...but hey fair play to them many didnt think they could pull off beating donegal so i wouldnt want to take it away from them

[@danielnegus4667]

mait o would've been a very difficult game for kerry. not sure if you follow soccer but atletico madrid have been the best team in the champions league in 2 of the last 3 years but lost 2 finals to real madrid, similar scenario

[@thomasoreilly10]

The system and Jimmy lost, Ciarrai Abu

[@seancoyne7460]

@@tipperary1082 u j tty tt yu uyyy boo kv bnhuggggghjvbivug gh ivic gh ivģ hi ih gggghu

[@paulrowe5596]

It's supposed to be about Gaelic Games not about how to Stop Dublin What a Load of Byas anti Dub Bollox.

[@chobochobus]

its supposed to be about gaelic games, which are amateur sports, however dublin play it professionally.

[@aaasss-lv6nl]

@@chobochobus and still lost to mayo

[@greatone7314]

Brolly the Brit lol

bloody free staters thinking their clever...

[@DarrenBates]

He's one of the proudest Irishmen in the country, don't know where you're getting this Brit stuff from but he's anything but.

[@greatone7314]

@@DarrenBates He is from the UK

[@annaquinn9577]

daniel courtney he’s also from Ireland

[@greatone7314]

@@annaquinn9577 From the UK son