Where do the Galway hurlers go from here?

Henry Shefflin said on Saturday night that it didn’t feel like they had made progress given the pressing need for results. He did outline that he feels the group is in a better place

CHASING SHADOWS: Cathal O'Neill of Limerick is tackled by Daithí Burke and Cianan Fahy of Galway, right, during the All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

In the long history of unsparing inquests, one aspect is repeatedly held up as an emblem of Galway’s difficulty. At its core this criticism is of the heart. The same sentence will be handed down this week: a lack of stomach.

After all the frustration and relief that came with the Dublin draw in Croke Park last May, Henry Shefflin revealed that fear did cross his mind when they found themselves down by double digits.