"It's a pain in the ass!"

February 05, 2015

Donegal's Odhran Mac Niallais with Marc O'Se of Kerry. INPHO

Kerry star Marc O Se gets frustrated watching on from the sidelines.

The five-time All-Ireland winner injured his tailbone in October when falling on concrete stairs and the complicated nature of the injury and rehabilitation means he will most likely miss most of the Kingdom's Division 1 campaign.

"It's very frustrating, it's a pain in the ass really!" joked O Se when speaking to The Irish Daily Star at the launch of the PhoneWatch Comortas Peile Paidi O Se 2015.

"I'd always, I suppose, like to think I'd be fit, especially when January comes and the festive season is over.

"You're just eager to get back on the field. This is the first time now in my career that it has happened to me that I haven't been able to get back with the lads.

"Okay, last year I was given an extended break by Eamonn (Fitzmaurice) but I was able to tip away on my own and do my own thing, and when I did come back, I was able to do so in reasonable shape.

"I suppose that fact that I'm no spring chicken now, I'll be 35 in a month or two, from that point of view when I do get back it will certainly be catch-up for me. I've a bit of work to do."


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