Simplicity the best policy, says Kingdom star Walsh

Paralysis by analysis is a concern of Donnchadh Walsh’s in the modern age of Gaelic football.

It would be putting it mildly to say Kerry management and players review their own games as well as those of their opponents. The preparation is meticulous. Cork will be broken down to the nth degree but as much as the focus is necessary, it has to be limited too, says Walsh.

“It’s almost mindboggling at times, the amount of videos you would be watching on opponents. Cork might not do the same things that they did against Tipperary, so there is a lot of that and there is a lot of shadowboxing, say before a game, tactics-wise, but that is part of the game now.