James Ryan backs Limerick manager’s critical appraisal
Ryan, who made his seasonal bow as a half-time substitute, admitted that a big defeat, in which Cork scored seven goals, should serve as a real “eye-opener” for the Shannonsiders.
Ryan, man-of-the-match in the 2013 Munster final victory over Cork, said: “I can speak for the whole panel here – we weren’t happy with the result, we weren’t happy with our performance. But look, it is January, fellas are getting chances and the week before, Waterford had a trial team out and the Limerick team we had out beat them. We had a team (on Sunday) that didn’t know each other very well, a new, young team. Take Tom Condon and Barry Hennessy out of it and it was a very young team, an U23 team at a guess. There’s a lack of fellas knowing lads around them and there’s a lot to learn. They say that you can learn more from losing than winning but it’s a serious eye-opener.”
