AFTER watching Kerry get over Tipperary, one of the greats from the ‘golden era’ feels Kerry have a few things to iron out if they are to retain the All-Ireland.
Writing in the Irish Independent today, Eoin Liston, felt Kerry should have beaten Tippeary in much more convincing fashion.
“Kerry huffed and puffed against Division 3 side Tipperary, eventually winning by six points. I have to admit, I’m a little concerned by what I saw,” wrote the Kerry legend.
“Donegal hammered Division 3 side Armagh on Sunday; the result was never in doubt. Last month Dublin put 27 points on Longford, a team that won promotion to Division 3 for next season,” he wrote.
Liston said the first 15 minutes of the match caused him concern.
“There was one stretch in the first half when they didn’t win any clean ball in the middle of the field for 15 minutes, and there was a similar period in the second half,” he wrote in his column.
The former Kerins O’Rahilly’s coach did find positives in the game however.
“The team will be happy to have won, to be into another Munster final and to have had a good challenge before meeting Cork….It was vital to get game-time into players like Colm Cooper, James O’Donoghue and Donnchadh Walsh, but beyond that there were plenty of things that Kerry must work hard on if they are to have a hope of retaining the All-Ireland.”
To read his full views on the match, read his Irish Independent column by clicking here