Armagh All-Ireland winner Oisin McConville believes Tyrone were 'caught napping' in their season-ending loss to Roscommon.
Their first ever championship triumph over Tyrone came after a first half performance that had Davy Burke's side ahead 0-9 to 0-3 at the interval.
"The way they started the game, they deserved to win it. The way Tyrone started the game, they deserved to lose it," said Wicklow manager McConvilleHe added: "They were way off in every facet of the game. They came into it well in the second half but, let's face it, the damage was done. "I'll be honest, play that game another three times, Tyrone probably wins the next three, but they were caught napping big time.
"Roscommon brought a ferocity to it that Tyrone couldn't handle which shocked me to be honest because I thought Tyrone would see this as a massive opportunity."Half-time introductions Peter Harte and Eoin McElholm improved matters for Tyrone, and there were the usual flashes of inspiration from Darragh Canavan, but the Red Hands had left themselves with too much to do."They nearly did it. By half time it was going to take something unbelievable to turn it around.
"They'll be kicking themselves because they'll realise that if they start with the same mentality as the second half, or if they match Roscommon physically, they would have had the better of them.Having not advanced beyond the last eight since lifting Sam Maguire in 2021, McConville believes another early Tyrone exit from the championship was the result of "not being mentally right" on the day against Roscommon."They weren't as up for it as Roscommon.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tyrone vs Roscommon: Time, TV, betting info and more on All-Ireland SFC clashThe Red Hands defeated Clare and Cork to secure a home preliminary quarter-final while Davy Burke's men defeated Cavan to remain in the All-Ireland series last weekend
Read more »
Tyrone v Roscommon: Mattie Donnelly urges Red Hand fans to support hat-trick bidBrian Dooher and Feargal Logan’s men had gone 13 championship games without recording consecutive wins since their against-the-head Sam Maguire triumph in 2021
Read more »
All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final draw pits Derry against MayoTyrone will have home advantage against Roscommon next weekend with Monaghan facing a trip to Galway
Read more »
Tyrone v Cork: Time, TV, betting info and more All-Ireland SFC clashCork are in pole position to top Group Three, but the Red Hands are still in the mix after a 14-point win over Clare last time out
Read more »
Cavan vs Roscommon LIVE score updates from the All-Ireland clashThe match has a throw-in time of 5pm
Read more »
All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals: Mayo v Derry text updates after Tyrone loseLive text coverage of Saturday's three preliminary quarter-finals in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
Read more »