Kerry boss Jack O’Connor says his team still has room for improvement after blowing away Tyrone in the second-half of yesterday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final.

‘Man of the Match’ Diarmuid O’Connor and sharpshooter Seanie O’Shea hammered in the goals as the Kingdom recorded an impressive 2-18 to 0-12 win at Croke Park to take their place in this evening’s draw for the semi-finals.

Speaking to RTE Sport afterwards, O’Connor hailed his players’ attitude but wasn’t completely satisfied by the team’s display.

"There’s never a complete performance. There’s always room for improvement,” he said.

"I thought we left a few scores after us out there but I'm delighted with the attitude of the boys. They were very determined leaving the hotel this morning, that they were going to put in a big performance, and they did that.

"Tyrone have very fast, dangerous forwards and we needed to clog the spaces. Tadhg Morley did a tremendous job giving us cover around the 'D’.

"There were a lot of people concerned about Sean’s form earlier in the year but we’ve great faith in him. Once he got a bit of rest – and he’s off school at the moment, he’s able to get his energy levels up to where they need to be – there was never a fear for Seanie.

"I'm delighted for Diarmuid as well. He's just coming of age around the middle of the field. We've had high hopes for him for a good few years."

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