Jimmy Barry-Murphy had no complaints following Cork's five-point defeat at the hands of Galway in the All-Ireland hurling semi-final at Croke Park.
“The better team won on the day. We have no complaints”, Barry-Murphy told RTÉ’s Martin Kiely.
"They picked off some great scores in the second half when we found it harder to get scores. They were the better team, no doubt about that."
“We certainly got opportunities but we found it harder to get scores than Galway did" - Jimmy Barry Murphy
He added: “I thought we played very well. We were in it until five minutes to go.
"Galway’s have some brilliant forwards and I think they just found their scores easier to come by than we did.”
The 1999 All-Ireland winning manager was happy with the progress made this year, but conceded that there is more work to do before they reach the top table.
“We have certainly made progress (this year) but we have a long way to go. You saw Galway today and, Tipperary and Kilkenny equally, they are right up there.
"They are a bit higher than us and we have a lot of work to do yet. But I am delighted we have made some progress.”
Asked about Galway’s prospects in the All-Ireland final, JBM said that the Tribesmen are in with every chance of lifting the Liam McCarthy Cup.
“Galway are an outstanding team. They are very, very physical, at the back especially. They have an outstanding centre-back and Fergal Moore had a great game today.
“Obviously, Joe Canning is a massive factor up front for them, although I thought Brian Murphy did a great job today.
“They are there with a great chance. We saw the Leinster final display and they are going into the All-Ireland final with a great chance.”
