'Harte-break' for Tyrone on Wexford captain's mind

The determined nature of Wexford's march to next Sunday's GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final at Croke Park, has been one of the fairytale stories of the summer.

Under this exterior of hunger, grit and determination comes a relaxed and laid-back approach epitomised by their team captain Colm Morris.

The 2008 brand of football is fast and flowing according to Morris, but he feels Wexford have adapted well, and can upset the odds this weekend to qualify for their first All-Ireland decider since last capturing Sam Maguire back in 1918.

"It's just the way the game has gone that you have to move the ball quickly. If we move the ball quick into those lads I'm sure they will do damage," Morris said.

"Our forwards will be mad to get on the ball and eager to get on it throughout the game so as defenders giving them a good supply of ball is what we will be aiming to do this Sunday."

And while Morris, who succeeded Ciaran Deely as captain this year; is fully aware that it's going to be no easy task for his side against a Tyrone team, many of whom hold All-Ireland Senior medals – he is relishing the build-up to Sunday's encounter.

"When you get to this stage of the All-Ireland Series, you are going to be playing against the top players in the country. That's why we are playing inter-county football and we can't wait for the challenge."

"Our aim at the start of the year was to reach a Leinster final – we did that and then we sat back and had a look to see what our other aims could be for the remainder of the year."

"We just wanted to be playing in the All-Ireland Series. We had the extra break of a week in the Qualifiers this year and it stood to us."

Morris and his colleagues haven't just been focussed on their inter-county displays and preparations in recent weeks. Club action has been intertwined with the inter-county setup but it has been working with mixed results according to the Wexford captain.

"It's helped certain players that hadn't been getting games (with Wexford) but for other players maybe it has caused a bit of injury doubt. You don't want that when you are playing in your first All-Ireland semi-final. I just hope all of those lads can pull through for their own sake on Sunday."

From a 23-point loss to Dublin in the Leinster decider, Wexford have bounced back with victories over Down and Armagh in recent weeks.

Morris says that there is still talk of that heavy defeat in the Model County but that the players have moved forward and are fully focussed on the task ahead.

"The public will still question the Dublin game but for me and the rest of the panel the Dublin game is gone. Our game coming up now is Tyrone. The outcome of the Dublin game we are happy to focus on the positives and the negatives (from a tactical viewpoint) and we are happy to work on it. You have to do that with every game, but that game is gone and the next 70 minutes is important."