Tipp could be on road to erasing bad memories

It’s common practice to make your team feel relaxed ahead of big games, especially in Semple Stadium, but there’s a difference between that and being tuned out.

Dublin found that out to their cost yesterday. A high workrate from attackers chasing back into midfield to cut down your opponents’ time and space to deliver the ball is de rigueur for success. Dublin didn’t do that.

As a result, Liam Rushe and his wing men were exposed and at half-time Dublin were 12 points behind with the game effectively over as a contest.