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"On the overall picture, you could say that Waterford have regressed. But just on today, the Waterford players and Davy deserve huge credit.
"People see Davy as a bit mad at times," continued the former Cork goalkeeper,
"But there's always method to his madness.
"And they were under huge pressure.
"You could say that when things were going bad for Waterford last year, that they waved the white flag but they did not today. They went into Thurles to play Tipperary today, on their home patch, and they stood up," he continued.
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22 January 2017; Billy Nolan of Waterford scores a point for his side during the Co-Op Superstores Munster Senior Hurling League Round 4 match between Waterford and Clare at Fraher Field in Dungarvan, Co Waterford. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile[/caption]
Meanwhile, despite Waterford's exit from the championship, Fitzgerald took their win over Tipperary as a chance to hit back at its critics.
"We're actually trying really hard," he said after the game.
"Is there a few things we have to put right? There is one or two things outside of hurling that we need to put right. We started that today.
"It's a game of hurling, there's more things to life. I'm in the job five months, you'd swear I was there five years. There's other managers there three or four years and have won zero and are not getting half the hassle.
"What is that about? I'm so happy for the team. We trained hard. We're so disappointed. If we beat Limerick in the first round, what you think would have happened today?"
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