Quote from: johnnycool on Today at 07:57:07 AMQuote from: seafoid on April 22, 2024, 03:45:08 PMQuote from: NAG1 on April 22, 2024, 03:13:22 PMClare's level dropped slightly but not by much and Limerick powered through that quarter. Clare did have a couple of bad wides in this period which might just have kept them in the game.
Keeper has been an issue for them for a few years now, but he is obviously the best they have. Great game and the only major problem for those outside of Limerick is that this will bring them on again. Ominous for the others.
The best time to lose to Limerick is now.
It is, but for now Clare are facing into going down to Franks pairc to meet a Cork team who are also bouncing off the back of a defeat to the supposed whipping boys in Munster.
Cork will go for goals as that's now perceived to be Clare's achilles heel, but they'll need to get the average age of that forward line down considerably if they are to cause Clare issues in that regard.
I also think Clare will look to put Peter Duggan close to the Cork square and lob the ball from distance into him to create goal chances of their own.
Corks need is greater but whoever loses this will do well to get the third berth in Munster.
We'll also find out what state Tipp are in this weekend and it would need to be a very large improvement from their league campaign.
Clare be better to put Shanagher ahead of Duggan at FF. Ball never sticks to Duggan.
