Former Mayo star Lee Keegan believes Donegal still have plenty in the tank as they face Meath in the ALl-Ireland semi final.
The five times All Star and GAA pundit has cited the likes of Ciaran Moore and Finnbarr Roarty saying many of Jim McGuinness’ squad are “flying.”
It comes despite the gruelling championship schedule which Donegal have undergone in recent weeks which included nine games.
However, speaking on the RTÉ GAA Podcast, Keegan insisted that Donegal looked fresh and he was particularly impressed with their second-half fightback in Croke Park.
“That 1-15 was a huge score in the second-half,” Keegan said. “I think it was just down to their mindset when they came out, you wouldn’t think Donegal had a six day turn around.
“Michael Langan was as quiet as I’d seen him in the first half of that game, I though Monaghan did a great job on him but when the penny dropped and he hit that goal, he went on a tear.
“I think Donegal will be delighted with their response.
“One player for me and he doesn’t get half the credit he deserves is Shane O’Donnell. I think the shift he puts in is huge. He’s a guy who doesn’t back himself to score but he seemed to just turn the dial up at the weekend, he kicked four brilliant points and I thought he ran the show really well.
“Their biggest question mark moving on is Oisin Gallen. He started red hot and hit a point but then he goes out of the game for 15 minutes and he might hit another one. It’s trying to get that consistency with him because he has the talent, he has the pedigree and he has the accuracy.”
Keegan believes that McGuinness will be pleased by what he saw against Monaghan, while still finding room for improvement.
“I think Donegal will be delighted, they have plenty to work on and they’re in a really good position in terms of what their gameplan is about,” he said.
“They probably do need to kick it a little more but when you have a team that can run as hard and direct as they do, that is still hard to stop.
“This six day turnaround, you have Ciaran Moore who is 22, you have Finnbarr Roarty who is 19, these players are flying.”
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