Ó Sé can't see Kerry winning All-Ireland under Keane

August 30, 2021

Kerry's Stephen O'Brien shakes hands with manager Peter Keane after he was shown a black card. ©INPHO/Bryan Keane.

Tomás Ó Sé doesn't think Peter Keane is the man to deliver All-Ireland success to Kerry.

Speaking on The Sunday Game in the wake of Saturday's shock All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Tyrone, Ó Sé raised serious doubts about the current Kerry management's ability to land football's biggest prize. 

"In Kerry, nobody really remembers National Leagues. Munster Championships don't stand for much the way it is with the competition down there," the Kingdom legend commented.

"2019 against Dublin, probably should have won the first day, 2020 against Cork was an absolute disaster, and Tyrone yesterday. Tactically you can question that they weren't ready for what Tyrone were going to throw at them and what else were Tyrone going to throw at them?

"Does management matter? I think it does. Look at Tyrone this year, what happened when a different management came in with a different style of play and reinvigorated players. 

"You take Seán O'Shea and David Clifford out of that, 16 points (scored between them), what else did they actually give after that? Has the team come on from where they were? 

"Is this team capable of winning? I think this team is capable of winning an All-Ireland. Do I think the current management are what will bring it there? I don't think so, no."


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