I can’t see Cork catching Limerick again while it’s last chance saloon for this Clare team if they are going to win an All-Ireland
The full-house in Croker for Sunday’s game will play a vital factor - and will ultimately weigh in Limerick’s favourCork's Seamus Harnedy and Diarmuid Byrnes of Limerick during the Munster championship clash. When Cork were on top they dictated the terms that night at Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inphocold in the first half in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, hitting them with stuff they weren’t expecting.
Cork’s strength is attacking. We didn’t see that against Offaly and Dublin in the last two games when they were strangely flat, but it was clear in their last three Munster championship games. They have pace in their attack and a consistent goal threat but, unlike other Cork forward lines over the years, they also have players who can attack the ball in the air: Brian Hayes, Alan Connolly, Seamus Harnedy and Declan Dalton.
In that environment Limerick have a huge advantage. Their system is so drilled and so familiar that everyone knows where they need to be. In the All-Ireland semi-final last year, when Galway had them under pressure in the first 25 minutes, a lot was made of Nickie Quaid throwing off his helmet and looking for treatment. The Limerick management were able to get some messages on to the pitch and they steadied the ship before half-time.
They’ve already lost three Munster finals in a row to Limerick. If they lose three All-Ireland semi-finals in a row to Kilkenny I’m not sure how they could come back from that. They need to stand up now, before it’s too late. At the other end, I imagine Adam Hogan will mark Eoin Cody, and if TJ Reid starts at 14 Conor Cleary will pick him up. But what will they do about Adrian Mullen? Against Dublin in the Leinster final, and in the first half of the league final against Clare, he was virtually unmarkable.
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