Five-in-a-row chasing Tyrone will join Monaghan at the top of the Dr McKenna Cup roll of honour if they beat Derry in next weekend's final.
The Red Hands are just 70 minutes away from a record-equalling 14th title after producing a strong second half performance to see off neighbours Fermanagh in Clones yesterday.
"There was energy about the game and that's what people come to see," manager Mickey Harte noted in the Irish News.
"They don't come to see exhibition football, this is a competition worth winning and there was a fifth game for the winner today. Both counties wanted that and, when that's the case and when they're competing to get to the final, then you'd expect a bit of engagement."
After making 13 changes from the team that defeated Antrim on Wednesday night, Harte wasn't surprised that it took Tyrone time to adapt to the pace of the game.
"It's not easy to make that number of changes in a team and expect them to go out and gel," he pointed out.
"It took us quite a while to find our feet and get that bit of cohesion that Fermanagh definitely had at that time. At the same time, considering how we started the game I would have been happy enough to go in at four-all at half-time. I thought that was a good enough position to be in because whatever bit of breeze was there, we were having it in the second-half."
Harte acknowledged the impact of All Stars Sean Cavanagh and Mattie Donnelly on their introduction.
"It's always nice to have those kind of players available and they introduced themselves to the game quite quickly," he added.
"I think that made a difference. With that, Colm [Cavanagh] raised his standards, maybe because those men arrived and he made a big difference in the second half."
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