Limerick face off against Kerry in the final of the Munster Senior Football Championship this weekend in what will be their first provincial decider since 2010.
As Limerick football has been eclipsed in recent memory by the brilliant success of the hurling team, players such as Cillian Fahy will be happy to see a buzz around the footballers getting a share of the limelight.
Through a strong league campaign and a flawless championship so far, Fahy knew the quality of the oppositon they have faced up to this point in the competition and how it will encourage his side in Saturday’s final.
“They were two tough games, the Clare game was very fifty fifty it looked for a while like it was running away from us, we managed to dig out the last couple of scores to get it to extra time and penalties. I don’t think there could have been two more games that could have prepared us, we’re as prepared as we can be in terms of those games.”
Kerry will be going into the game as favourites because of the winning mentality they have shown in successive Munster championships. With that expectation comes the chance of Billy Lee’s side to cause a great upset and take the title.
To defeat a side like Kerry, there must be a complete team performance with each man trying as hard as the next. Fahy is under no illusion about this and he emphasised the importance of a side united.
“We’re under no illusions, they’re an unbelievable team. They’re probably favorites to go on and win an All Ireland championship, that’s the expectation of Kerry it always has been.
“If you were hanging your hat on recognition as a Limerick footballer you’d be long gone. It’s about ourselves, it’s about the group and it’s about our own standards and what we want to do. We’ve taken great satisfaction out of the couple of wins we’ve had, the league performances and the progress we’ve made out of the group.”
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