Mattie Taylor: 'When we perform and stick to our game-plan, we feel like we can mix it with the best'

The game-plan had a clear and obvious focus on close-quarter defending and delivering turnovers from disciplined tackling.

MIX WITH THE BEST: For Mattie Taylor, there was confirmation that when Cork execute their training ground approach, they can live with the best of them. Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Mattie Taylor attempted to play a straight bat. He attempted to tell us that Saturday was two points and nothing more.

No, we weren’t having any of that. Not when Cork had just ended the 12-game unbeaten run of Jim McGuinness’ second coming, not when Cork had scored a first championship victory over an Ulster outfit in 13 years, and not, most importantly, when Cork had taken control of Sam Maguire Group 3.