Two-week break has come at the right time for Cork, says Eoin O’Neill

Cork selector Eoin O’Neill admits the players and management require the two-week break between the weekend qualifier victory and their next backdoor game scheduled for Saturday week.

Wins over Limerick and Longford came in the space of seven days and the extended gap couldn’t have come at a better time, he acknowledged.

“We probably need it now because that was a tough, bruising encounter. It was fairly physical on a tight pitch. We’re delighted for the lads. We’ve taken a bit of criticism, rightly or wrongly, but criticism is criticism.