{"id":411533,"date":"2026-03-30T13:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/411533\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:17:11","slug":"mcguinness-protects-murphy-praising-his-treatment-of-younger-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/411533\/","title":{"rendered":"McGuinness protects Murphy praising his treatment of younger players"},"content":{"rendered":"

He might have been criticised in many quarters but Jim McGuinness last night hailed Michael Murphy after he played his part in yesterday\u2019s brilliant victory over Kerry at Croke Park.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Glenties man rightly expected to be questioned about Murphy\u2019s tackle on Kerry\u2019s Dylan Casey which saw him receive a yellow card.<\/p>\n

But the Donegal manager had only good things to say about the former Donegal captain, especially when it comes ot helping the younger players in his squad. <\/p>\n

\u201cMichael, for us, is a huge player and you\u2019re talking there about young Max [Campbell] who goes in to play at centre half-back, and Michael allows young lads like that to do that,\u201d said McGuinness.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd gives them the opportunity to be able to relax and talk them through the game so yeah, we\u2019re delighted to have him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s still a huge player for us, and helps those younger lads coming through massively in training so delighted with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

McGuinness said he did not see the incident which could so easily have led to a premature end to Murphy\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

He told reporters \u201cI didn\u2019t see anything of it, to be honest with you, but the game is very physical out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without the likes of Ciaran Thompson, Oisin Gallen and Sean Patton, Donegal still turned on the style to turn the table on last year\u2019s All-Ireland Final result.<\/p>\n

And McGuinness was happy with the result and looking forward ot the new championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn terms of the league, it\u2019s been brilliant,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got everything out of it we wanted. We were able to build our own lads from last year, we got a good look at a number of young fellas, and then people that were struggling with injuries, Jason [McGee] in particular, have come back healthy and come through a lot of games.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what we wanted to achieve out of the league and we definitely got that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re taking a few days off and we are away at a training camp for a couple of days.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce we come back we\u2019ll have a fortnight proper training into the Down game and hopefully we can use that time well. They deserve a bit of a break.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe replenish the bodies now and go back and start to get to work on the Ulster Championship because that\u2019s the number one for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a Down team coming that are very confident at the minute. We know what\u2019s coming so that\u2019s going to be a massive challenge and we have be ready in a month\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n

McGuinness protects Murphy praising his treatment of younger players was last modified: March 30th, 2026 by Staff Writer<\/p>\n

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