Cork havenāt had a back who can defend since Murphy retired. That was not the problem yesterday as Waterford offered little threat until Cahalane and Joyce decided to press the self destruct button. Issue was once Nash puck outs closed down as we said they would be there was no Plan B and Nash decided to play his own game of puc fada.
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Waterford had a number of goal chances prior to the sending off. Nash pulled off at least two great saves. Reality is this Cork defence give up 3-4 soft goal chances per game and yesterday finally we got punished.
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As an aside, Joyce was only partly to blame for the second goal - the Cork lad standing ten yards away from him, gawking and not helping him was as much to blame.
There is no doubt in my mind that Cork were lost and had no real idea what to do even before the sending off. Even though we were a point up we never looked comfortable and Lehane/Harnedy/Meade clearly werenāt going to do much of anything. The endless long balls into the full-forward line were worth a go a few times but not for half the match.
The bench is a lot of nothingness and no offense to Micheal Cahalane, but he has none of the pace necessary to play inter-county hurling as an inside forward, or anywhere.
The one saving grace was Fitzgibbon coming into it but even if Cahalane hadnāt walked, Waterford had the stronger bench, the better goal threat, were performing better throughout the pitch and were winning the sideline battle.
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I only remember one save? And it was a super stop, although Mahony hit it at the only height he would have been able to stop it- higher or lower, he would have had no chance. Still a great save.
Poor for Brickās goal though. If he uses his Hurley, itās an easy save. Instead he tried to stop it by closing his legs.
Cork were only a point down after the second goal went in ā they collapsed. The old problem of not having any real leaders came to the foreā¦ Fitzgibbon tried immediately after the sending off and Cork went two points up and looked to be rallying but a simple mistake and they fell apart. With Waterfordās system they had every chance and yeah, maybe Waterford might have wore them down and edged it but what happened was a complete collapse.
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Think Waterford had something like 1-12 on the board around the 55 minute mark. 15 minutes later they had 4-19.
Iām delighted to be honest, they were unreal arrogant as usual going into this game
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Thatās a collapse in any manās language.
I believe itās the biggest beating we have ever given Cork in the championship.
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Was there any bit of pity towards the end? Surely you were hoping the last goal would be tipped over the bar not to embarrass the Cork lads any more then what was already done?
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Poor @backinatracksuit heading up on the train saying Cork would win easily and he only after watching bits and pieces of the previous games on television.
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I donāt even think he got to see the Munster final, the poor chap. @gilgamboa was predicting as easy win also and the two of them were on here last week talking about how Cork needed an AI more than anyone.
Must be very tough for them this morning.
Thatās a very nasty post with frankly violent undertones, I am surprised at you @Little_Lord_Fauntleroy *
*obviously Iām not surprised
Cork are not back lads. None of Watherford, Tipp, Galway would give two fiddlers shits about playing them next year.
They are back in the top 6 or 7 alright.
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Revised rankings 14/08/2017
1 Galway
2 Waterford
3 Tipperary
4 Cork
5 Clare
6 Wexford
7 Kilkenny
8 Dublin
9 Westmeath
10 Limerick
11 Offaly
12 Laois
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That Pat (Pa) Horgan has turned into a right dirty little cunt. For years dancing out of tackles he seems to be making up for it now by flaking lads late and sneaky elbows etc.
Was good to see the ref soften his cough for him yesterday.
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Harsh on Laois.
sure they beat no one this year, they caught Waterford on the hop the first day
He would have been a dirty cunt in previous years as well except he couldnāt keep up with the defenders