Derek McGrath blasts Waterford pessimism

Derek McGrath hit out at the pessimism of Waterford supporters following the victory, which included his own father.

“Between the field and here, if I meet another Waterford person who says ‘you’re in the All-Ireland quarter-final at least’. I think that defeatist attitude... I met my own father on the field and he said ‘at least you’re in the All-Ireland quarter-final’. Sometimes we need to change that mentality. I’m not saying we’ll be favourites for the Munster final but we’ll think about the All-Ireland quarter-final at 5.30pm on July 12 if we are beaten but up until that, we’re happy to approach the Munster final with everything we have.”

McGrath put Waterford’s slow start — they didn’t score from play until the 25th minute — down to his attempt to provide the players with motivation on the way to the game, with a video message from injured Pauric Mahony.