
GAA
Share
Published 11:04 25 Jun 2019 BST
Explore more on these topics:
"Kerry are more than happy to go with three up front, one on the 45, and the others who are supposed to be working hard and defending," said Parkinson. "They're just not able to do it. "I would have blamed [Jack] Sherwood on a lot of those [Cork attacks] ones as what was he doing, as the spare man, to allow those Cork defenders to bomb forward."Ward blamed many of the Kerry defence for 'blindly following their men' even when they are running into areas where they are not a threat. "You have to sometimes make the decision," he said, "to leave your man and plug a gap. Maybe it gets recycled and your man kicks a point, but it is something you have to consider it, as that is what you have to do to stop conceding goals." [caption id="attachment_203239" align="aligncenter" width="1000"]
The Munster cup sits in the middle of the Kerry squad as they warm down after their final win over Cork at Páirc Ui Chaoimh. (Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile)[/caption]
After Parkinson claimed many of the current Kerry team 'are not good, instinctive defenders', Doherty expanded on the penchant for worrying only about the player they are marking.
"They are not a defensive unit. There is that attitude in Kerry - if it's not my man, it's not my problem. "And that is why they are following their man out to the sideline, even if there is someone coming straight through the middle. That is why there is none of that passing off of players or guys staying in their zones."Parkinson pointed out the one area The Kingdom are desperately lacking.
"I think it is a huge problem. They have no convincing leader of a centre-back, because he usually orchestrates things. He is the middle man; the one. They have no centre back."Agreeing with that, Ward added that Kerry were in need of a Cian O'Sullivan style player. O'Sullivan, he feels, dictates how the Dublin defence operates, getting wing backs to tuck in and midfielders to drop back, and more, if required. Finding a lynchpin in the middle of a championship summer. That may be too mighty a task, and search, for Keane to accomplish this time out. You know, though, that it is on his mind and that he will be focusing on his defence in training over the next fortnight, before the Super 8s commence. You can listen to the Dublin chat, and much more from the show right here.
Cork star tracks down young fan he accidentally injured at Tipp game
A great gesture! After experiencing the joys of Cork’s win over Tipperary on Sunday, a young fan suffered an unfortunate injury when running on to the field after full-time, to get close to his heroes. He went straight for Darragh Fitzgibbon, who, unbeknownst to him, accidentally knocked the kid to the ground and continued on […]
GAA
2 days ago
Dónal Óg involved in tense exchange over Cork pundits with RTÉ presenter
Things got tetchy…. Last week, Cork selector Ronan Curran stated that he felt pundits from the Rebel county could be more of a help to their side. He said: “We kind of think maybe sometimes we could get a bit more help out there from our own lads.” This was brought up during the weekend’s […]
GAA
2 days ago
Pat Spillane makes bold claim that county should be removed from Tailteann Cup
GAA