Cats not the team of old but winning is in their DNA

Such an epic All-Ireland hurling semi-final I have not borne witness to in a long time.

Yesterday’s clash at GAA headquarters was a man’s game. There was no touch-button hurling, no tactics. This was pure man-to-man hurling, the game played the way it should be. You took possession and you expected a hit. If you didn’t have the sliotar you gave a hit. It was real raw hurling. Each and every player left it all on the field. The 2014 hurling championship came alive under the floodlights of Croke Park.

When analysing this game there will be no need for pointless talk of tactics, hurlers running into open space, the sweeper, the extra man. There was none of this on display at Croke Park. Take Eoin Larkin’s goal as a prime example. A long delivery, a superb flick. Goal.