O'Connor using Tyrone upset to maintain Kerry focus

"It’s always handy to have recent examples to say to players ‘look, that’s what happens when you’re not properly tuned in’."

Finding focus: Kerry manager Jack O'Connor is preparing his troops for this weekend's trip to Pairc Ui Rinn. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

The timing of Derry’s Tyrone trouncing could not have better served Jack O’Connor’s interests.

The Kerry manager brings his players to Páirc Uí Rinn this Saturday for a Munster semi-final against Cork that they are odds-on to win. Even interim Cork manager John Cleary, in conversation with this writer on Tuesday, saw fit to mention Cork’s 16/1 standing going into the game in an attempt to highlight the perceived gulf between the teams.