Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Kerry must embrace the grind and be patient at pace

LEADERS: Sean O'Shea, left, and David Clifford of Kerry celebrate after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship quarter-final. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

CAN Kerry keep their back to back ambitions alive? Are the Dubs really back? Can one or both of the Ulster duo cause shocks to earn their place in paradise in a fortnight? Surely it can’t merely be a procession to an inevitable Dublin v Kerry final, there has to be some twist? Right? There were plenty of twists at the same stage in 2021 when the last Kerry v Dublin final was forecasted with authority.

Read on for some talking points that may be significant over the course of semi-final weekend.