No alarm bells but tricky timescale for Dublin - Barry Cahill

Former Dublin All-Ireland winner Barry Cahill believes Dessie Farrell's side are facing into a "tricky" few weeks after starting off their Allianz Football League campaign with a defeat to Armagh.

It was their first competitive fixture since last year's All-Ireland semi-final loss to Mayo and has led to a sense that their previous "aura" may be deserting them.

Cahill believes Dublin will not be pressing the panic button in the wake of Saturday's setback at Croke Park but feels the performance was nowhere near the required standard.

"I wouldn't be too alarmed just yet. Certainly on Saturday night the performance wasn't up to scratch and it was a very disappointing result," he said on RTÉ's Game On.

"Particularly the first-half performance, the guys never got out of the blocks and didn't really look well tuned in for the game.

"Armagh came with a well conditioned team, well coached team and they fully deserved their victory."

The pressure will not let-up for Dublin with a trip to Tralee to face great rivals Kerry this weekend and Cahill believes the level of competition in the top division of the league, coupled with the short turnaround to the championship, makes any attempt at transition more challenging.

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"For Dublin at the moment, it's a bit of a tricky situation for Dessie Farrell and his management team," he said.

"It's been well documented over the past 12-18 months, that they've lost so many multiple All-Ireland winners and experienced guys who've done it and been there for the