Eamon O'Shea has lauded the flexibility of his Tipperary hurlers.

The Premier County XV announced by O'Shea for Sunday's league final in Nowlan Park shows a raft changes - in terms of both personnel and positions - from the side that defeated Dublin in the semi-final. The manager says he can mix things around due to the versatility and dependability of his charges:

"The flexibility in players and in the team is that on any given day, a player can slot in or if you want to change it tactically," he explained on Tipp Fm.

"And players are really buying into this. They don't ask where to play - they just want to play and there's a really good attitude in the squad.

"Where they're named to play, they just go out and play and that will be good for the evolution and development of the squad over the next number of years. The modern day player is very flexible and adaptable and Tipp have to be capable of matching that.

"It's very beneficial to be playing Kilkenny in Kilkenny. It's their home venue, they're the All-Ireland champions, they're the league champions and it's a great test for our teams in terms of where we're at.

"Whether we win or don't win, we'll be judging ourselves on how we perform. It's not always possible to say whether you'll win or not but it's a great opportunity to the team to go to Nowlan Park and really enjoy the day.

"We're looking forward to as many Tipp people as possible going down because we need every ounce of support that we can get." Tweet

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