Cork experience has taught Mark Coleman value of opening up

During his early years on the Cork hurling panel, Mark Coleman didn't buy into the value of one-to-one sessions with the group's performance coach but he now knows it would be "foolish" not to use all the tool available

Cork hurler Mark Coleman said new manager Ben O'Connor is "very to the point". Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Mindset. The Cork mindset, to be more precise. One disastrous half of hurling has lent a fascination around Cork’s psychological state and whether it requires fixing.

One disastrous half of hurling has taken the conversation outside the whitewash and is now more concerned with what the Cork players are doing, and with whom, to correct the mindset.

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