Mayo boss McStay accused of being 'overly loyal' to his senior players

Former Fermanagh defender Ryan McCusker has expressed a view that Mayo senior football team boss Kevin McStay may be 'overly loyal' to some of the more experienced players in his squad.

In an interview with the RTÉ Sport Podcast, McCusker name-checked players in the calibre of Aidan O'Shea, Cillian O'Connor and Diarmuid O'Connor.

He elaborated: "There is so much good in terms of some of the new players that have come into the squad over the last number of seasons

"Have they (O’Connor brothers and O’Shea) still got that desire and hunger to be at the top level?

"They have been knocking on the door for so many years, big battles in Croke Park in in All-Ireland finals, semi-finals.

"It’s hard to continue to keep that going."

"I’m not sure at times if they are just at that level.

"At times I think Mayo are carrying them and maybe playing them because of their senior presence within the team."