Pat Ryan: Cork can't be reacting to what Limerick are doing. It has to be pure instinctive

His players can’t wait to return to the championship table. They can’t wait to get up the road to Croker.

PURE INSTINCTIVE: Cork manager Pat Ryan with Patrick Horgan. Pic Credit: Ryan Byrne, Inpho.

Energy is a new hurling buzzword, says Pat Ryan. What has been repeatedly said of Pat Ryan’s Cork team is that their Munster round-robin energy was conspicuous by its absence against Offaly and Dublin.

Cork manager Ryan doesn’t use the word energy. He opts instead for attitude. Their attitude and work rate must be instinctive. Against Offaly and Dublin, it was reactive. Against Limerick, the tables must turn.