Kerry midfelder David Moran feels that facing Tyrone adds a little bit of spice to Sunday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final between the counties at Croke Park.
While the Kerins O'Rahilly's clubman was not involved when the Kingdom lost to their Ulster opponents on three occasions during the noughties, he is expecting the weight of history to play some part at the weekend.
Speaking to RTÉ Sport, he said: "We're facing Tyrone and while it's like any other game in that you want to win it and get to an All-Ireland final, meeting Tyrone again does add a little bit of spice to things."
Moran went on to say that there is a heightened sense of expectation in Kerry that Mickey Harte's side are providing the opposition.
"I don't think they are getting the credit they deserve and it's important not to think that they [Tyrone] are just a system" - David Moran
"There is a bit of a buzz around the place," he added.
"Kerry supporters won't forget the great battles we've had with Tyrone and they'd be happy with a one-point victory on Sunday."
The expectation from many is that the Red Hand will set up quite defensively and while Moran expects them to do just that, he feels they are far from one-dimensional in their approach.
"Tyrone set themselves up in a particular way, but I think anybody who has watched them this year will know that they have a lot of good footballers. I don't think they are getting the credit they deserve and it's important not to think that they are just a system. We will have to improve from the last day [against Kildare] if we're going to beat them."
When asked where Kerry need to improve, the 27-year-old said: "We need to tighten up in defence and our accuracy in passing could be better. Since we've known it's Tyrone we're facing, different things have been worked on in training and fellas tried out in different positions."
Moran has endured injury woes in recent seasons but is thankful now to have a got a prolonged run in what is a competitive Kingdom set-up.
"It's great to be injury free for the last two years. Worse than playing bad is not playing at all. It's great to be back and to be in contention to pull on the jersey. A lot of lads want that jersey and the competition for places is fierce.
"That's the way football is going. There was a time when your best 15 would start and you'd only take off a guy if he was playing poorly or he was injured.
"For a while it was a bit of a cliché that it's a squad game but now it really is. If you want to be successful, you do need a strong panel."
Continuing the theme of competition for places, Moran's team-mate Paul Murphy spoke about "good pressure" that currently exists in trying to secure your place on the Kerry team.
"It brings the the best out in yourself and everybody else and that can only be a good thing," he added.
