'The two best teams are in the All-Ireland final'
July 11, 2024
Clare manager Brian Lohan. ©INPHO/Bryan Keane.
Brian Lohan has insisted that Clare and Cork are worthy All-Ireland SHC finalists.
The Munster rivals set up a repeat of the 2013 Liam MacCarthy Cup decider following surprise wins over Kilkenny and Limerick respectively last weekend.
“The best teams make it to the All-Ireland final,” Lohan said at Clare’s All-Ireland press event in Ennis on Tuesday evening.
“We can have complaints (about previous years) but at the end of the day – last year or the year before or whatever it was – the two best teams are in the All-Ireland final.
“It’s Cork now and they are there on merit. They’ve beaten Limerick twice. So, we can see from the last day, I was in the stand watching, it was just a brilliant experience and brilliant game.”
The Banner boss added: “The desire they (Cork) had, the pace that they had, the spirit that they had. The levels of skill. Just the relentless running, the relentless attacking. It was just a real advertisement for hurling and everything that is good in Cork hurling.”
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