Davy Fitzgerald hits back at ‘horrendous’ pressure placed on Clare

“I would often check my heart rate during the games and, trust me, I won’t allow it to be up for long periods of time.”

Davy Fitzgerald hits back at ‘horrendous’ pressure placed on Clare

Clare manager Davy Fitzgerald has hit out at the pressure heaped upon his Clare team by local journalists “that wouldn’t be from hurling backgrounds” and ex-teammates “that wouldn’t have managed at a high level”, writes Stephen Barry.

The internal pressure that Fitzgerald feels is put on his players contrasts with the type of analysis which led him to bring Donal Óg Cusack on board as a coach and selector.

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