Hurling Tactics: Clash of provincial styles brings uncertainty and intrigue to Semple

What are the key tactical questions this weekend's four hurling quarter-finalists must answer?
Hurling Tactics: Clash of provincial styles brings uncertainty and intrigue to Semple

Robbie O'Flynn of Cork brings the kind of pace that may require a Galway realignment

Can Cork find their flow and avoid a ground battle?

Which style of play will prove more dominant in Cork v Galway. During their Munster campaign, Cork reimagined themselves as a free-flowing, fast, direct team. Their slow-passing, precise, short game wasn’t working. A toothless showing against Limerick, followed by a turnover-riddled defeat to Clare, seems to have forced Kieran Kingston to return Cork to a simpler plan that suits them best. 

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