Jack O'Connor says there's more to come from Kerry after their 12-point All Ireland SFC quarter-final defeat of Tyrone at Croke Park - as he dismissed talk of the reigning champions being David Clifford's one man band.
But O'Connor was "delighted" with the display from the Kingdom as their emphatic victory was revenge of sorts for their All-Ireland semi-final loss to the Red Hands two years ago.
Kerry are back at that stage now and O'Connor said: "Ah yeah, look, we still think we left scores after us out there.
"We were just a bit trigger happy in the first half and not working the ball to positions where we had a better shot selection. So I thought we left a few scores after us, but look, delighted overall, it's very hard to pick holes in that.
"Look, there's no one harder on Kerry, than our own people like, you know.
"I mean the narrative all year is that we don't have a midfield - you know, we thought the two boys (Diarmuid O'Connor and Jack Barry) did really well out there today. And if people write us off a bit, sure we're only delighted with that."
Two years ago Tyrone's turnover stats ultimately shattered Kerry's hopes but on this occasion it was the men in green and gold who were defensively solid.
"We're very, very determined," said O'Connor. "We have a pile of work done on trying to improve defensively and get a good structure and not concede goals.
"The last time the two teams played here, Kerry lost the game on turnovers and goals and they are the two areas that we worked very, very hard on, you know, since we got the job two years ago.
"I think today the defence was a bedrock and we were able to play from there.
"Delighted, delighted with the performance. We felt we were coming into good form the last couple of weeks.
"You know, we were very happy with the way we played against Louth two weeks ago in Portlaoise and it's just a matter of trying to get that form into Croke Park here and if you need form coming here because the big pitch, it's energy sapping."
O'Connor expressed some sympathy for Tyrone, who were playing for the third week in a row, while Kerry have enjoyed a much more leisurely build-up throughout the championship.
The game's moment of brilliance was supplied by an otherwise subdued David Clifford, who sparked the move for Kerry's second goal with a magnificent catch and immediate kick to Tony Brosnan as two Tyrone players moved in for the kill under the Hogan Stand.
"Was that the second goal where David was nearly over the sideline and he threw the left leg at it," mused O'Connor, before smiling: "He must have eyes at the back of his bowl there, because that was some vision to see where Tony was.
"Well, I didn’t think it was a great pass to him in the first place to be honest with you, I was just following the play and said to myself, ‘Jesus, they are lining him up here now to nail him,’ because he was near the sideline and he just got the ball away, but sure that’s the mark of the man he is, and he has tremendous vision.
"To be fair to Tony Brosnan, he showed great composure by drawing the man and slipping it in."
Clifford only scored two points from play - five overall - and O'Connor was asked if the team performance buried any suggestion that the reigning All-Ireland champions are overly reliant on their Fossa star.
"Sure look, we can’t control what people say, we can only just work away at it but we certainly think we are not a one man team, despite what other people think," he said.
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