O'Neill not worried about Meath's attacking threat as Kildare prepare for Leinster semi-final

Meath lie in wait for Kildare on Saturday week as the Lilywhites come up against their old foes for the first time since 2014 after Andy McEntee’s side produced a scintillating attacking display to get by the challenge of Louth with nine points to spare.

The Royals were hugely impressive going forward in their 0-27 to 3-9 win over the Wee County, with captain Graham Reilly contributing seven points from play and debutant James Toher also kicking five points. Asked about whether or not the game with Louth could be a shootout after the two teams score 1-48 between them on Sunday, O’Neill said that he would not be overly worried about the Royals and will focus on getting his own house in order during the short time between games.

“All you can focus on is your own performance and how you try to play the game,” stated O’Neill after the win over Laois.

“Honestly, I don’t know the score of that match, I only know that Meath won. Obviously if they racked up that score they’re obviously kicking well and they’ve got a good attacking platform. We’ll focus on ourselves; there’s only 13 days, there’s a very limited amount of work you can do in 13 days so most of our work will be on how we’re going to play and how we’ll approach that game.”