Victorious Armagh boss Kieran McGeeney says the agony of heartbreaking championship defeats helped propel them to All-Ireland glory.
Kieran McGeeney said the pain of Armagh's series of heartbreaking defeats in recent seasons helped them overcome Galway in Sunday's All-Ireland Football Final"When your own personality is entwined in a victory or a defeat and the impact that can have on you."
McGeeney was talking about the concluding frenetic moments of Sunday's All-Ireland decider which included magnificent midfielder Ben Crealey winning a vital turnover and Joe McElroy's block in the closing 45 seconds of play which prevented Paul Conroy kicking a Galway equaliser. "Oisin has been one of our best players over the past five and six years but I’d asked him to take a different role this year in coming off the bench.
McGeeney's use of the bench as Jarly Og Burns, Jason Duffy and Ross McQuillan were also introduced to positive effect was testament to what the Armagh boss described as a "changing game". "You’re trying to keep those older players and I’m hoping this particular win will make those fellows stay on for another year or two.
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