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There has also been plenty on the field to encourage Moran since Mayo\u2019s triumph.<\/p>\n
He admitted that, during his own playing career, the mental demands of reaching an All-Ireland final could catch up with him when he returned to the latter stages of the club championship.<\/p>\n
This time, he has been struck by how Mayo\u2019s players have carried their form into their clubs.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve been blown away by the way our lads have played in the club championship.<\/p>\n
Castlebar Mitchels provided a particularly strong example in their county final victory over Garrymore, with Bob Tuohy scoring six points from play in a man-of-the-match performance.<\/p>\n
Moran praised Castlebar\u2019s five county players, highlighting the confidence evident in Tuohy\u2019s display.<\/p>\n
He was doing stuff that we haven\u2019t seen him do.<\/p>\n
The trips to America brought a different reminder of the significance of Mayo\u2019s achievement. For supporters who had waited decades to see Sam Maguire return, the arrival of the team was another opportunity to celebrate.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s their first time seeing it, so it\u2019s like a homecoming again.<\/p>\n
There has been plenty of planning around those commitments, too. Moran explained that Mayo had tried to complete the visits before November and ahead of the team holiday, while any later trips could involve players who had retired or were unavailable through injury.<\/p>\n
The intention has been to give supporters their moment while making room for the preparations ahead.<\/p>\n
But Andy Moran was clear that immediately asking the players to shut themselves away and focus on the next campaign would have missed something important.<\/p>\n
It was so important that we didn\u2019t hide these fellas under a rock and say, \u2018No, we need to get ready.\u2019<\/p>\n
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