Eamonn Fitzmaurice.
EAMONN FITZMAURICE is taking nothing for granted ahead Kerry’s Munster Final clash against Cork on Sunday week.
The Kerry boss has stated he does not go along with the views expressed by Tomas Ó Sé, said recently in an interview that the Rebels were “rudderless from management down”.
“I would imagine the [Cork] players would be a bit miffed at it,” said Eamonn Fitzmaurice, speaking at a press conference held in Killarney last night and reported on The42 website today.
“Look, with Tomás that’s his opinion. I think that’s the attraction of him as a pundit. Outside of the dressing room because he would have kept a very low profile in general, many people wouldn’t have known that he’s sharp on the game and very insightful and he’s honest and he’ll say what he’s thinking,” he said.
“It definitely wouldn’t be my opinion and it wouldn’t be anyone’s opinion in the camp. I imagine Brian Cuthbert was rubbing his hands together in glee when Tomás said it because Cork are very motivated anyway.”
“I imagine this would have thrown petrol on the flames but, like I said, we’re not foolish to think that or underestimate Cork. If any of our lads need a reminder all they need to do is think back to last March in Páirc Uí Rinn,” he said.
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Things got heated when the sides last met in the National League in March. Not a rare occurrence in a Kerry v Cork match. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
Fitzmaurice, believes that this Cork side have not got the credit they deserve.
“I was thinking about them during the year, they have to be the most maligned bunch in the country full stop, football or hurling. If you think back to even when they won their All-Ireland in 2010, I think they got very little credit for it”.
“I would see Cork as a very dangerous animal, they’re in the very same situation as we were this time last year. They’re being written off completely…They’re really in a situation when they’ve nothing to lose. We’ve lost the element of surprise and people are expecting a big performance from us.”
