Mike Quirke: Dublin like an F1 car with no brakes

When I was involved with Kerry, ‘controlled aggression’ was always a mantra we tried to take onto the field. 

Of course people strayed from that philosophy at times, but the concept remained an ever present in our dressing room, no matter who was boss or what colour jersey was in front of us. Bomber Liston described it best when he managed my club side Kerins O’Rahillys: you need to be so highly motivated to perform, you are prepared to go right to the point of fighting, but never lose focus and actually fight.

It’s a difficult balance to get right.