Kevin Walsh expects 'total confidence' from Galway in All-Ireland final

Two-time All-Ireland winner Kevin Walsh expects a confident Galway ahead of this Sunday's All-Ireland football final.

Walsh, himself a former Galway manager, has some insight on what his former team mate Padraic Joyce brings to the Tribesmen's camp.

"Someone was asking me about the difference in the two managers come Sunday," says Walsh. "I think one will be a bit more flamboyant, one will be stepping back a little bit.

"We all know Padraic for years and what he will bring is total confidence. He will love, and thrive on, these situations",

"He'll also be his own man in what he wants to do and I'm sure he's got that total picture in his head of what he's going to do, even next Sunday."

Joyce and Walsh won two All-Ireland titles during their playing careers, in 1998 and 2001. While Galway have failed to win a Celtic Cross in the 23 years since, Walsh feels Joyce will be optimistic of victory.

"Padraic won't be lacking confidence in this, he will feel the team is very well prepared - and it's looking like it is on the pitch.

"I think it's heading for the 10th game, which is a huge amount of games, unbeaten; they have beaten the Leinster champions, the Ulster champions, the league winners, the league runners-up, the Division 2 league winners, and the Division 2 league runners-up are coming next.

"That'll breed massive confidence, and Pádraic will be showing massive confidence with the players.

"I'm sure even three games ago there was no talk about going on and not winning the All-Ireland. I think they've learned the lessons of two years ago, they have more experience, he would have been mentioning that for the last number of games, winning an All-Ireland - not just beating Dublin or Donegal.

Walsh is quick to point out the increase