Saturday 7 June 2008

Fitz could restore Decies' self belief

The speculation about Davy Fitzgerald and the Waterford job is interesting.
Waterford have been the big under achievers of the decade promising much in Munster with three title wins but falling short in the latter stages of the All Ireland, most notably last year as Munster champions and National League winners.
Davy Fitzgerald is a perfectionist who sets very high standards for himself.
He has had success steering Limerick IT to a Fitzgibbon Cup victory and he was an inspirational player in his long tenure as the Clare netminder.
The Waterford job will be a big ask, there is a group of very mature players there in the twilight of their careers.
They are capable of making one last push to get back into contention and luckily for the new manager, whoever that might be, their next game in the championship is likely to be against Antrim before tougher tasks beckon.
The one thing that Fitzgerald could bring to the team is his almost fanatical will to win and organisational skills.
If the current group of Waterford lads are to pull themselves up from last week's embarrassing performance against Clare it will need someone who can instil the self-belief which has deserted them on big days more than once in the last ten years.
Fitz for Waterford would be a roller coaster ride!

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