Lack of killer touch a concern for Doyle

Johnny Doyle admits Kildare have discussed their lack of killer instinct over the past couple of seasons, particularly the All-Ireland semi-final against Down in 2010 and last year’s quarter-final exit to Donegal.

Even if luck went against them in both games — Benny Coulter’s square ball goal and Tomás O’Connor’s disallowed effort — the Allenwood man is not making any excuses for either defeat.

“There were a lot of times in those games that we had chances to close out games and we didn’t do that.