Home-bird Canning cites ‘mental’ issues for Galway collapse

AFTER another season defined by a championship collapse, Joe Canning admits the Galway hurlers need to break down psychological barriers if they are to land an elusive All-Ireland title.

Galway’s emphatic All-Ireland quarter-final loss to Waterford, just a fortnight after they had appeared to hit a rich vein of form against Cork, has once more raised questions about their inconsistent form.

And their attacking star has no qualms in outlining how mental issues are hindering them.