Éamonn Fitzmaurice focus on Donegal but 2020 vision shapes Kerry thinking

The interview with Éamonn Fitzmaurice wasn’t 40 seconds old when the Kerry manager first made reference to a “three-year plan”.

Talk of three-year plans would crop up on a few more occasions during the conversation, but with the first two mentions coming unprompted, it was a clear sign of Fitzmaurice’s desire to shape the narrative surrounding his team in a certain light, as the 2018 season kicks into action.

Back in 2015, an influx of youth into the Waterford hurling panel resulted in a significant shift in how the Déise were perceived.