Munnelly expects to see Kerry attack Monaghan kick-outs

Former Laois footballer and RTÉ GAA analyst Ross Munnelly believes that Kerry will target the Monaghan defence and their kick-outs when the two sides meet in this weekend's Allianz Football League Division 1 clash.

Monaghan travel to Fitzgerald Stadium on the back of last week’s narrow defeat to Armagh in which a mistake from a kick-out proved to be the ultimate difference between the two sides.

Armagh’s tactics of pushing up on Monaghan’s kick-outs paid dividends on 27 minutes when Tiernan Kelly pounced on a wayward short pass from Rory Beggan and was able to fire home into an empty net.

Munnelly believes that Kerry will have seen a vulnerability they can exploit and will put real pressure on the Monaghan back line.

"[Kerry] will be hungry and they’ll obviously have seen the error on the Monaghan kick-out last week which led to a goal," he said on 2fm’s Game On.

"The way that the modern game has gone there’s so much of an emphasis of your forwards attacking the opposition team’s short kick-out.

"I think that’s an area that Kerry will target probably Monaghan this weekend.

"From a Monaghan perspective, that was ultimately the difference in the game, Monaghan were going well, conceded a disappointing goal from a kick-out and all of a sudden they’re on the back foot and Armagh took over the game.

"I think Kerry will play on the front foot and will attack everything."

Despite some teething problems with a new tactical approach, Munnelly believes the Farney men are heading in the right direction and regardless of the outcome this weekend, will be a side to watch out for in the championship.

"I’d have a lot of faith in Vinny Corey and the rebuild that he’s doing at the moment," he said.

"They have a good young team and I was very