Alan Quinlan

So it's about the psychology getting that right of saying there's an opportunity here.

albeit it's a really difficult one, and that expectation isn't there.

And if you use that little bit of pressure, you can see where emotionally there's a desperation for any team in sport where they have to get a result to stay out of the relegation zone or to qualify for Europe or whatever, or to stay in the championship in GAA.

It does create extra bite, venom, work rate, intensity.

So, yes, I think it's about trying to create something like that when there's less pressure on you.

The less pressure scenario allows you to play a little bit more and take chances.

If one or two things stick...

It's great.

If they go awry, it can become sloppy.

So, for Munster, it's about getting that psychology right.

I'm actually going, yeah, okay, we're not expected to win.

There's less pressure here.

But let's create pressure on ourselves to make sure we turn up, apply ourselves right, fight like dogs.

Our season is going to be over otherwise.

And the prize here is a semi-final.

So...

That kind of conversation is, look, sometimes you can talk all you want about all these things and still it might work.

But I just think if they can get a little bit of a psychological in the game, I think they put a little bit of doubt in the bulls.

flip side of that is if they if they're a little bit blasé they can get walloped here um and that's the reality on any team going or not just monster at this stage the bulls have been you know in the playoffs for the last number of years probably should one one or two of these and they lost two finals i think stonehorse and and to glasgow and they've been good few semi-finals

So they seem to come alive around this time of year.