Derek McGrath: To dethrone Limerick, Tipperary will need a cause 

A cause linked to emotion, that reinforces the sense you are playing for something immeasurable or intangible, can be very powerful

Liam Sheedy must find out a way to man-mark Gearóid Hegarty, Cian Lynch, and Tom Morrissey - while keeping their defensive shape, writes Derek McGrath

“The ultimate secret to getting a team into the zone en masse: He gave them a cause to play for.”

— Morne du Plessis, winning coach of South Africa in 1995, speaking of Alex Ferguson in Clyde Brolin’s book ‘In the Zone’