Joe Canning: Calling out the Tipperary players in public wasn’t smartest move by Liam Cahill

Joe Canning: Calling out the Tipperary players in public wasn’t smartest move by Liam CahillLiam Cahill’s Waterford years back in focus ahead of crunch clash for Tipperary

Tipp failed from every angle. By playing a sweeper they actually gave their defenders less protection. And at the other end of the field, by having one less forward, they weren’t able to create nearly enough scoring chances. Eighteen points against Limerick will hardly keep you going until half-time.

Twelve months ago, in Thurles, they held Limerick to a draw and probably deserved to win that game on the balance of play. Before that, in their two away games, they had beaten Clare and drawn with Cork. At that stage they looked like a team going places. Everything that I heard in the build-up was that Tipp had been flying in training, but we’ve seen this before with teams trained by Cahill. Is the training so hard that it takes away the freshness you need for a championship match? Last Sunday they looked completely flat to me.

The manager must take responsibility for the way the team is set up and the players must take responsibility for their performances. I was convinced they would give Limerick a rattle, but the fire I expected to see disappeared after a few minutes. If they bring that kind of attitude to Walsh Park, Tipperary’s season will effectively be over.

Derek Lyng might have been unhappy that Kilkenny didn’t close out the game but he would still have been the happier manager at the final whistle. Cody and Mullen are easily worth five or six points to Kilkenny every day.

Tipperary-Gaa Waterford-Gaa Limerick-Gaa Galway-Gaa Kilkenny-Gaa

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