Fitzmaurice: Kerry have a bit to fix ahead of Roscommon

RTÉ GAA analyst Éamonn Fitzmaurice argues that Mayo and Kerry will have radically different approaches heading into the final two rounds of the Allianz League.

Having presided over another league and championship double in 2022, Jack O'Connor watched his side ship a third successive defeat on the road in Omagh on Sunday afternoon.

In a congested top tier, Kerry sit on four points alongside Tyrone and Monaghan (the latter in the drop zone currently) and one ahead of Donegal.

While Fitzmaurice is confident the Kingdom can iron out their current problems, he suggests they may be forced to engage in a bit more introspection than last year.

"I don't think Kerry will have foreseen being in this situation," Fitzmaurice said on the RTÉ GAA podcast.

"That game against Roscommon, it's a huge game because if you were to get turned over at home - and it doesn't happen too often that Kerry lose home league games - then you're going up to Galway on the last day to try and get something.

"Depending on Galway's need, that could be very hard. Galway could have a bit of revenge on their mind from last summer.

"Mayo are in a great place and they're able to do that. When you they'll be working on conceding them late goals and managing the game late. They'll probably have a couple of scenarios in training over the next couple of weeks.

"Whereas for Kerry, it's different conversations. There's a lot more to fix. And they can fix it in a very short space of time, don't get me wrong. And I expect them to fix it. But at the same time, you're digging, you're digging a small bit.

"I remember Jack saying after the league last year, that they did very little in the way of video analysis. They had very few meetings. They didn't need to. Because of the way