Will the real Armagh please stand up?

Will the real Armagh please stand up?

On this week's RTÉ GAA podcast, Enda McGinley was channelling his inner Eminem by calling on Kieran McGeeney’s side to give a more consistent performance when they take on Roscommon in Croke Park on Sunday for a place in the All-Ireland semi-finals.

The Orchard County, defeated for the second year running in an Ulster final on penalties, have shown glimpses of their potential throughout the championship, but have also been involved in cagey encounters, taking a pragmatic approach against a number of opponents.

Former Tyrone defender McGinley cited the example of the round-robin draw with Galway, a result that secured their place as group winners, as the perfect example.

Playing with the wind in the first half, they offered very little in attack and trailed at the interval by two points. The Tribesmen looked well in control of proceedings at Markievicz Park.

However, a couple of late defensive errors from Galway, including for Tiernan Kelly’s goal, swung the momentum back in their favour.

McGinley says Armagh "came alive" after the goal, a transformation from the way they played for the previous 55 minutes.

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The three-time All-Ireland winner insists Armagh have the firepower to "potentially take Roscommon apart", but it depends on their approach.

"So often they seem to come out and play a fairly pensive game to the level of the opposition," he said. "Then it all becomes quite tentative. We saw that against Fermanagh and Down in the Ulster