Derek McGrath cool on missed chances

Once it was goals; now it is wides that are held against Waterford but Derek McGrath won’t be losing the run of himself after one bad day at the office.

The Déise amassed 20 wides across the entirety of yesterday’s game to Clare’s 19, picking up 12 in the first half alone. Several came from placed balls, which may convince McGrath to hand the duties to Maurice Shanahan or Pauric Mahony the next day although Shane Bennett recovered well from some early hiccups.

McGrath won’t be losing sleep because of such profligacy. “I’d be disappointed with wides always but not overly so because you’re in possession, you have the ball in hand and you’re creating the chances. As the game progressed, if guys could take it on a bit more before they shot... I thought their shot selection was poor, it was more the thinking than the actual wides. There were opportunities to go and they didn’t go.