Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Grey areas in an All-Ireland final are never good
NO WAY OUT: Kerry's Diarmuid O'Connor surrounded by Michael McKernan, Ben McDonnell, Darragh Canavan and Frank Burns in the All-Ireland semi-final. The Kingdom provided an unfortunate template to Mayo of how not to use possession, says Eamonn Fitzmaurice. Pic: Brendan Moran
As I watched back TV coverage of the Kerry and Tyrone semi-final, the camera panned to Mayo’s James Horan and Ciarán McDonald quietly conferring in the Hogan Stand. It took me back to 2014. They were like Kerry seven years ago, possibly expecting a different opposition to emerge from the second semi-final.
We had prevailed against Mayo in replay in Limerick on the Saturday and drove to Dublin on Sunday morning half-planning for the Dubs as we expected them to beat Donegal. We all know what happened next and as we returned home that evening we were filled with confidence and excitement, knowing that this was an All-Ireland that was there for the taking.
