Murphy anticipating a big challenge from a serious outfit
August 25, 2021
Kerrys Paul Murphy leads his team. ©INPHO/Billy Stickland.
Kerry captain Paul Murphy isn’t reading anything into the Kingdom’s comprehensive league semi-final victory over Tyrone ahead of this Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final.
Peter Keane’s charges romped to a 6-15 to 1-14 success the last the time the two teams met at Fitzgerald Stadium but, in an interview with GAA.ie, Murphy cautioned: “No, no, it's a new game and it's a completely different game really.
“We had a good result against Tyrone in the league but I don't think you could compare the two matches in terms of their importance or what's at stake. That match was in Killarney where we have a really good record.
“We had no travel to the game compared to Tyrone, whereas this is in Croke Park, it's an All-Ireland semi-final, it's Munster versus Ulster.
“Tyrone have come through a very difficult Ulster championship campaign beating Division 1 teams in Donegal and Monaghan and they're developing as a team and as a squad.
“They were able to ship the blow of losing a number of players to close contact situations with Covid and it didn't affect them in any way against Monaghan.
“They're a serious outfit and we have a big challenge ahead of us.”
