Former footballer of the year Paul Galvin spoke about the hurt the Kerry players felt from the criticism they received in the build up to their clash against Tyrone.
Galvin, who gave a man of the match performance against the Ulster side on Saturday evening spoke to TV3 after the game with emotions still running high:
"We were put to the pin of our collars, but a lot of the talk during the week writing this team off served only to fuel great men in that dressing-room," he said.
"That hurt us, of course it did. We have been carrying a lot of hurt for the last eight or 10 years. I'm just very proud of this Kerry performance. It means a lot because of the pressure we put on ourselves. We are Kerry at the end of the day.
"There's been a lot written about this team and I think a lot of it's being disrespectful. I think the great men in that dressing room stood up and were strong. I'm very proud of that."
Kerry’s 10 point win over Tyrone has set up an all Munster clash with Clare this Saturday in the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick (7pm throw in).
The Kingdom are now 11/4 second favourites with
William Hill to reclaim the Sam Maguire Cup. Munster champions Cork still remain favourites with the bookmaker at 9/4 while defending champions Dublin can be backed at 3/1 to win back-to-back All-Ireland titles.
