‘Attitude of the players is excellent’ – Coll
Roscommon CBS joint manager Eoghan Coll acknowledged to People Sport after the match that last Saturday’s Connacht final had been a tough battle.
“That was hard going out there at times. Strokestown are a right good team and we had to battle very hard to win. There were a lot of errors on both sides but I think our work rate got us there in the end.
“We have a lot of improvements to make but it’s great to get the win today. The players have worked hard all year and they deserve it.”
The CBS joint manager said that the slow start from his side was a worry.
“We were slower to the breaking ball and we made a couple of other errors early on. We had the players well warned in that regard but let’s give Strokestown credit, they were tigerish and first to the ball in the early stages. But when we got our game going we found more space and we got some nice scores.
“I thought our defence was good, especially in the first half. There were a few scores there towards the end (for Strokestown) with a couple of high balls that went in, but we dealt with them well.”
Looking ahead to the All-Ireland semi-final, Coll said: “We will settle down after this now and prepare as best we can. We will be doing our very best. This is a new bunch of players but their attitude is excellent and there is a great buzz around the school. We will drive it on for the semi-final now.”
