Harte: Tyrone must adapt to reach Dublin’s level

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte says there is a realisation in his squad that they have to change how they approach the big matches in the championship, but he is also reluctant to dump the gameplan that earned his side a second Ulster championships in a row.

Harte’s side looked to be the team closest to Dublin’s standard for long periods of the summer as they hammered all round them in Ulster and scored a staggering 6-77 in four games en route to Croke Park.

But the three-time All-Ireland winning manager says his side were not prepared for such a whirlwind start from Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final, which saw them seven points down after 30 minutes and eventually fall to a 2-17 to 0-11 loss.