Irish Daily Star - Inside Sport
MUNSTER SFC
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Tomorrow (1.45pm): Ennis, F Kelly (Longford)
IT’S THE rst time since for goals and a plethora of the 1930s that Clare have points. reached back to back Clare are without their Munster nals. three biggest scoring
This should be a cause threats — Eoin Cleary, for great jubilation, but Keelan Sexton and Jamie this game is going on in a Malone — but they’ve got vacuum. away with it in Division 3,
Such is the state of the almost winning promotion Munster Championship. straight back up to Division
If Clare win it would rank 2. up there as an upset even Scores could be hard to greater than their shock come by here though. 1992 Munster nal win.
The biggest teams are so process driven that they don’t tend to make mistakes any more.
At least the game is in Ennis, which means it has more chance of being competitive for longer.
It’s depressing to even be talking in these terms, but that’s the reality.
Clare have to keep the goals out. They conceded ve in last year’s nal. But they also have to keep the scoreboard ticking over, or it will be death by a thousand cuts.
Coming from Division 3 action to meeting one of the handful of proper All-ireland contenders, living with the change in intensity will be a massive challenge.
You could see Clare players getting isolated, being turned over and Kerry hitting them on the counter
HOME CLARE v KERRY DRAW
Kerry, without the injured Jason Foley, struggled at times against Cork and were hit for a raft of early goal chances.
But they rode out the storm and had the game under control midway through the second half.
That one should bring them on. Shutting down the Clifford brothers and Sean O’shea is a massive test for any side.
If Clare are to make a contest of it, they have to bring massive out of their skins physicality and intensity from the off, but they can’t be gung ho either.
Achieving that balance of being well set up defensively and ploughing into an opponent without picking up cards, is not an easy place to get to, but they have no choice.