Louth manager has only good things to say about Wexford Senior football team

Wexford will take on Louth in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, this weekend…

In Wexford’s previous game, they took on neighbours, Carlow, in a performance that gained national headlines following the 23-point hammering. The victory was Wexford’s biggest in championship football since our 4-22 to 0-9 defeat of London in Ruislip in 2010, and it was Wexford’s third-biggest win in history.

Following that emphatic win, they’ll now be up against Louth in the Leinster SFC. t will be a Leinster quarter-final clash for Wexford as they attempt to topple Ger Brennan’s side.

Brennan, who spoke to the Irish Independent recently, had nothing but high praise for John Hegarty’s Wexford Senior Footballers and noted how impressive they have been.

The match, which takes place at 4pm on Sunday, will see Wexford enter the clash as 4/1 underdogs, with Louth shortly priced at 1/5. Despite that, Louth manager Ger Brennan is not looking past Wexford and it’s clear that he has his homework done too.

“They were very impressive; well-organised and well-structured,” he said.
“I thought they were very economical in front of goal and hammered home nearly every opportunity they got. Mark Rossiter was very good, Seán Nolan was excellent from frees and marks, and you could see how Wexford were trying to create opportunities for the mark with Nolan staying deep and making good runs.
“Kevin O’Grady was very impressive and energetic, and Ben Brosnan, who I marked about 14 years ago, he’s like Benjamin Button. He came in midway through the first-half and kicked a few lovely scores.
“They lost rounds two and three in the league but I think they scored 12 goals in the last five games. They’re very much on form and go for the jugular.
“Glen Malone, Liam Coleman, Niall Hughes, Eoghan Nolan and Seán Nolan… they’ve very big and strong players right up the spine of the team. We’re not going to be outpowering anyone that way.
“It will be about curbing their influence and some of their key men, in particular Seán Nolan, Mark Rossiter, Kevin O’Grady and Liam Coleman. And then Ben Brosnan. They do have a lot of scoring threats,” Brennan told the Irish Independent.

Tickets for Wexford’s Leinster quarter-final clash against Louth are now currently on sale. The game is part of a double-header, with Wicklow taking on Kildare at 1:45 in the other Leinster quarter-final.