CLOSE THE EARS….Kevin Cassidy hopes that Mickey Harte ignores Jim McGuinness’s extreme defensive suggestion

GAELIC Life columnist Kevin Cassidy has said that Mickey Harte must ignore Jim McGuinness’s call to go extreme in Sunday’s All-Ireland final against Dublin.

Writing in the Irish Times, the former Donegal boss spoke of a number of defensive plans, one being keeping all players inside the Red Hand ‘45’ and not being drawn out.

Cassidy was not impressed.

“All I can say to that is thank the Lord above that he is no longer coaching teams at this level if that’s where he wants to bring our game.”

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