'Our energy was terrible' - Stunned Pat Ryan laments Cork's chaotic collapse

“Tipperary had all the momentum, they had all the energy, they were the crowd that were working the hardest."

HARD WATCH:Cork manager Pat Ryan after his side's defeat in the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship final match between Cork and Tipperary at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Pat Ryan was going to give it straight. How could he not? Riding high at half-time and shot down in a blaze of blue and gold glory. There was no other way to paint it.

“Our momentum and our energy was terrible in the second half,” he conceded. “They had all the momentum, they had all the energy, they were the crowd that were working the hardest. That's the disappointing thing from our point of view.