Colm Cooper: Kerry are more than just a one-man show

So much of the talk in the build up to Sunday's All-Ireland football final has been around Dublin trying to limit what - not if - David Clifford scores against them.

All that can be said about the Fossa man has been said at this stage, but acknowledging his brilliance and trying to curb it are two very different things, as most opponents who face the the 6ft 3" forward can attest to.

Colm Cooper knows a thing or two about terrorising Dublin defences but, speaking on the RTÉ GAA Podcast final preview, the Killarney man pooh-poohed the idea that the defending champions are some sort of one-man show.

"He generally delivers and that's the brilliant thing about him," Gooch said of Clifford.

"You can put your house on him in terms of delivering but he's going to need a lot of help. There's a bit of nonsense out there at the moment that Kerry are a one-man team; I don't agree with it at all.

"You've Gavin White, Seán O'Shea, Diarmuid O'Connor, who has been the most improved player. Since David Moran retired last year there's been a big feeling that Diarmuid was the man to fill the shoes but we just needed more from him. We began to see it this year; outstanding against Tyrone and quietly effective the last day.

"There's plenty to Kerry's bow, I don't think they're that one dimensional."

Ultimately though, the danger that Clifford possesses can't be ignored by Dublin at Croke Park this weekend.

While Dessie Farrell spoke in his pre-All-Ireland press conference of not getting too hung up on turning off the Clifford tap for fear that it would open up a floodgate of Kerry scoring elsewhere, the Dubs manager will know that he will need a few different game plans at the ready to try to stop the Kingdom's Talisman.

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