Tomás Ó Se says Aidan O'Shea is the man Kerry must stop tomorrow if they're to reach the All-Ireland SFC final.

"Knock him back on his arse and you knock the whole of Mayo," the Kerry great asserts in his Irish Independent column. 

"It seems to me that Aidan O'Shea never loses a throw-in and he really set the tone the last day, catching Anthony Nolan's throw and running straight at Roscommon right from the off, winning a free. Well, that's the moment Kerry need to be ready for tomorrow. The throw-in. Stop O'Shea doing what he seems to do every other day, don't let him put down that early marker."

While acknowledging Mayo's brilliance against Roscommon in their All-Ireland SFC quarter-final replay, Ó Se feels they lack the scoring power up front to beat Kerry.

"I would ask the question, if Kerry hold Higgins, Boyle, Keegan and Durcan scoreless tomorrow, how in the name of God are Mayo going to accumulate a winning total? I can't see it. I've said it before that I think Mayo probably have the best half-backs in the country. But imagine if those half-backs had the Dublin forwards to deliver ball in to? Or the Kerry forwards?" he continued.

"That said, Kerry need to show up here. When they're not quite at it, they can look very average. There's still question marks hanging over this team amongst Kerry people and the league and Munster wins will mean nothing if they're not bringing Sam home next month. Harsh I know, but that's life for a Kerry footballer.

"People talk about the pressure on Rochford but, trust me, there's a fair bit on Eamonn Fitz too now. He needs seven or eight big players to stand up here. I think they will. Apologies Mayo, but another winter of being patronised lies ahead of you."

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