Fanning: O’Shea the right man for the job

Former Tipperary defender Declan Fanning says Eamon O’Shea is exactly the type of manager the players need after their hugely disappointing All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Kilkenny last month.

Fanning, who helped out Declan Ryan with some backs coaching this year, reckons the 2010 All-Ireland winning coach has the ability to get the best out of the current panel.

“It’s a great appointment and he’ll have great respect from all the players,” he said of O’Shea. “From when I was there between 2008 and 2010, everybody had great time for him and his quality of coaching. Everyone believed in what he wanted to do and he’ll know what’s ahead of him. I felt we needed someone that knew this group of players and he knows exactly what he has and what needs to be improved on.”