Colm Cooper: The mind games have begun

Colm Cooper says Jim Gavin is right to defend his Dublin team if he believes they are perceived as cynical.

Much in the way Éamonn Fitzmaurice came to the aid of his Kerry side after bad press, Cooper feels Gavin is entitled to support his players.

Last week, the Dublin manager insisted the narrative about Dublin was negative after Fitzmaurice previously claimed Dublin had played a part in Kerry being portrayed in a bad light.