Canavan 'massive' For Tyrone If Fit For Semi-final - Gormley

Former Tyrone defender Conor Gormely believes his county's chances of beating Armagh successful nan Ulster Championship semi-final dangle connected nan fittingness of guardant Darragh Canavan.

Canavan sat retired nan Red Hands' last-eight triumph against Cavan pinch a hamstring rumor and faces a title against clip to beryllium fresh for Saturday's crippled successful Clones.

Three-time All-Ireland victor Gormley is hopeful Canavan tin characteristic fixed really important he is to Malachy O'Rourke's young side.

"Darragh is going to beryllium massive, if he is fresh it's a full caller other magnitude to Tyrone," he told nan GAA Social podcast.

"Do Armagh put a man marker connected him? It gives them a spot much to deliberation about."

Gormley believes that Tyrone tin triumph against nan All-Ireland champions if they tin replicate really Antrim managed to unsettle nan Orchard County successful nan quarter-final.

"I deliberation they tin hit Armagh, but it will return a monolithic shift," he added.

"After watching what Antrim did to Armagh, if Tyrone prime a spot disconnected that they could origin them superior problems."

The 44-year-old, who besides won 3 All-Stars during his dressed up inter-county profession believes location is "still much to come" from galore players successful O'Rourke's side.

"They're taking their clip to find their feet, immoderate of these players are uncovering nan modulation from under-21 and nine shot to play astatine that level," he explained.

"They're doing very good but location is still much successful them, nan likes of Ruairi Canavan, he has a spot to spell yet he tin beryllium a superior subordinate erstwhile he does that.

"A fewer players request to get up to nan beingness size and velocity of nan crippled and we'll cognize much astir them aft Saturday pinch Armagh being astatine that level."