Pàidì: we were on a hiding to nothing
Ó Sé believes the pressure of defending their provincial crown may have cost Westmeath dearly.
"We were on a hiding to nothing," he said. "We were Leinster champions and no longer a surprise package. Kildare were hungry and hurt. They were 'wounded' after Wexford knocked them out in the first round last year. And they were hungrier than we were.''