'You got a sense of what he demands of players, the standards he has and mentally how much he pushes players and what he expects from them.'
Back in October 2020, Covid-19 case numbers were ramping up and, with county final celebrations getting out of hand in places, the GAA suspended all remaining club fixtures.
“I might send him a cheeky text tonight but apart from that, that’ll be it for a fortnight,” said Joyce when it emerged that they would be facing off in Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final. "It would have been hard to read into the bigger picture. But I suppose you got a sense of what he demands of players, the standards he has and mentally how much he pushes players and what he expects from them.
Albeit Galway were in an All-Ireland final just two years ago, both sides have made significant strides this year on the back of being eliminated at the preliminary quarter-final stage last year. “Yes, Galway were in the All-Ireland final two years ago and I think that experience should stand to them but I don’t think there’s a major pressure on them to go and actually win it.
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