Kenny: Tactics overdone

“Hurling is not an exact science. We need to be careful that we understand that.

You’ve got to have players with intelligence who can think on their feet, who play with their heads up. They’ve got to be able to adjust themselves to what’s happening around them. It can’t be as system-driven as football or soccer or rugby – sometimes it’s just natural instinct.”

The above statement could have come straight from the Kilkenny Coaching Manual, edited by Brian Cody. It’s not. It’s from Mattie Kenny, one of the triumvirate behind the Galway team that takes the field on Sunday against Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final replay.