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'It was more the players having a go at each other'

Listen to the full chat above via the podcast Yesterday's Ulster Championship clash between Down...



'It was more the players h...
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'It was more the players having a go at each other'

Listen to the full chat above via the podcast

Yesterday's Ulster Championship clash between Down and Tyrone ended in dramatic fashion with Sean Cavanagh's late free forcing a replay to foil Down's brilliant comeback.

Benny Coulter played a major role for Down after coming on as a sub and tonight he joined Conor Deegan and our own Colm 'Wooly' Parkinson to discuss the weekend's action.

"It wasn't good," said Coulter of the situation at half-time as Down trailed 1-5 to 0-3. 

"It was more the players having a go at each other. James [McCartan] left it to the boys to have a word with each other. The boys were disappointed and they knew they hadn't done themselves justice. Even from the bench, there was no energy from the lads and spark. They all looked dead."

Yet the Down team stirred themselves and Coulter believes Donal O'Hare's goal was the crucial moment which swung things in the Mourne Men's advantage and also noted that Down had more freedom in the second half and that balls broke their way.

Former Down great Conor Deegan felt that putting Coulter in midfield proved to be a "masterstroke" and that Tyrone looked "heavy-legged" as Down turned the screw.

The lads also talked about the future of the blanket defence.

Wicklow and Laois faced each other in the latest installment of the Battle of Aughrim and Wooly gave his take on his native county's 0-21 to 1-11 win in Wicklow.

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