"This Waterford team have let this management team down badly"
May 14, 2023
Waterford's Jack Prendergast dejected after the loss to Clare ©INPHO/James Crombie
Kilkenny great Jackie Tyrrell feels the Waterford players have let their “management team down badly”.
Davy Fitzgerald’s men were eliminated from the Munster senior hurling championship after falling to a 2-22 to 0-16 defeat at the hands of Clare in Thurles yesterday evening.
Speaking on The Saturday Game afterwards, Tyrrell said the players must shoulder the blame for the latest poor performance which has led to another early championship exit.
"It’s the easy narrative to blame Davy and they will come in for criticism," Tyrrell said on the Saturday Game.
"This Waterford team have let this management team down badly. They let Liam Cahill down badly. You think of last year, they downed tools against Clare last year down in Ennis – not good enough.
"Against Cork a couple of weeks ago, they downed tools, they gave up again. It’s a strong statement, but questions need to be asked of the leadership of that group. No consistency over the last number. It can’t be Davy Fitz’s fault, it can’t be Liam Cahill’s fault, it can’t be Derek McGrath’s fault and it can’t be Pádraig Fanning’s fault. Those players need to answer questions.”
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