John Cleary insists his Cork charges have a lot to work on ahead of Saturday week’s Munster SFC semi-final against Tipperary after their 4-16 to 1-16 victory over Limerick at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

The Rebels hit the visitors for four goals in the first half before taking their foot off the pedal after the restart.

“I’m happy with the first half and happy with the result — but not happy with the second half, simple as that,” the Cork manager told the media.

“Our attitude in the first half was spot on. We were running hard, getting hands on the ball, and we were clinical.

“In the second half we just couldn’t get our hands on the ball. Being down to 14 men for 20 minutes didn’t help either, but there’s still plenty to work on.” 

Cleary added: “The first half was extremely positive, especially the way we finished our goals. But the second half was the opposite really. We had a couple of goal chances and didn’t take them.

“We spoke at half-time about being here before. Maybe we switched off and thought the game was won. Fellas might have been strolling around. I can’t put my finger on it right now, but we’ll address it.”

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