The 2017 All Ireland semi final against Cork was Waterford's last championship win.
Déise boss Liam Cahill says that his charges are determined to bridge that three-year gap on Saturday.
“These players are very conscious that they haven’t hit the levels they feel that are capable of in the last two years. They are as driven as anybody to correct that. It’s October and we thought we would have this found out last May if everything had to stay right. It’s come now, we didn’t think it was going to happen earlier in the year. We’re glad it’s here; everybody is. We have an opportunity now to put our work out onto the field. Whatever happened over the last two years won’t be in guys’ heads come Saturday evening. They’ll be just playing the match in front of them and hopefully they’ll acquit themselves well.”
This is a championship like no other. No Waterford or Cork fans can travel to Thurles on Saturday. “It’s another challenge for all of us. It’s tough on the people at home, I know they’ll be able to see it on the television. It’s equally tough for the players on the field when they rely on that atmosphere to get them up for the battle. We’ll just have to be totally focussed, crowd or no crowd. I think these players will be. Whatever will happen, they will bring the fight next Saturday. They will give a real good account of themselves. If they bring a performance, please god the result will follow. I’d be hoping that Waterford people viewing it in their sitting rooms will be looking at a Waterford team fighting for everything and hopefully getting a result on the day.”
Listen back to the full interview with Liam Cahill from WLR's weekly GAA show Lár Na Páirce.
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