The Galway hurlers may require a little more introspection if they are to make a mark in this year's championship, according to former Tipperary player Shane McGrath.
The Tribesmen are on one win from three after last weekend’s defeat to Wexford. Indeed they could be in an even greater predicament were it not for Conor Whelan’s last-gasp equaliser against Kilkenny in round two.
Even the addition of former Tipp manager and coach Eamon O’Shea hasn’t had an immediate upswing in performance.
"I’d know Eamon, he’d have coached me," he said. "He’d be about hitting space, hurling off the cuff.
"For Henry’s career, he hurled with freedom, he hurled as he saw in front of him. They have inherited a group of players with so much potential, talent and skill, but they just can’t seem to win when it matters most.
"I don’t know what Micheál Donoghue did so wrong that he wasn’t left on as Galway manager. Whatever he was doing, he knew the players so well. He got the very best out of them, they reached the pinnacle. Even in 2018, with some injuries, they reached an All-Ireland final.
"I just don’t know. Different managers come in, different coaches, strength and conditioning coaches come in, but the bulk of the players remain the same. Where is the answer? I don’t think it can be what is on the sideline all the time.
"I think the answer with Galway is probably in the mirror for a lot of the players."
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