Twice All-Ireland SFC-winning midfielder Kevin Walsh (Galway) says the GAA may not see the likes of retired Kerry star Darragh Ó Sé again.

Walsh has joined with the many in saluting the Kingdom midfielder on his retirement from intercounty fare, claiming that Ó Sé possessed "all the aspects of the game needed" by a majestic midfielder.

However Walsh is sceptical of seeing the sort of adequate replacement coming through that one would hope would emerge.

"Football has struggled in the last six or seven years for midfielders," Walsh told the Irish Examiner. "Before that you had six or seven lads on a level, the likes of Darragh, Paul McGrane, John McDermott, Anthony Tohill and Ciaran Whelan.

"But over the last seven years or so things haven't been that strong. People will say players like Darragh Ó Sé are few and far between and that's correct but there's more to it than that.

"Football is changing around midfield and you're just not getting the Darragh Ó Sé's coming through now." Tweet

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