Lee Chin: Wexford need to match consistency of Kilkenny and Limerick

Lee Chin thinks finding consistency is key for the Wexford hurlers after a promising but ultimately unsuccessful first season under Darragh Egan.

"It was disappointing to walk away from another year with no silverware," the Model captain told 2fm's Game On.

"We didn't feature in any major outings in terms of a league, Leinster or All-Ireland final. These are the goals you set out for yourself.

"We had a decent league campaign, we were unbeaten until the semi-final, but in the championship there was a lot of inconsistency throughout our games and performances.

"I think that's just part of the bedding-in period with new management and stuff, and trying to find our feet. But when we needed to show up and perform on particular days we did.

"So it was kind of a bittersweet feeling but we did get a lot of game time into some new guys. It's great knowing that there is fresh blood in the ranks."

Wexford drew with Westmeath in the penultimate round of the Leinster round-robin but then beat Kilkenny to reach the All-Ireland knockout stages, where they were eventually reeled in by Clare.

Was it hard watching the Cats contest the big day?

"It's not always as straight-forward as looking at teams that you might have beaten along the way and seeing where they ended up," he reflected.

"Seeing Kilkenny in the final did not surprise me at all. They bring a great level of consistency every day.

"And that's what Limerick have mainly been bringing for the last number of years.

"For ourselves, it's something we need to work on. Anybody can beat anybody on any given day but it's about turning up every day.

"Limerick answered everything that was thrown at them throughout the year and they're the team that everyone needs to try and catch at the moment."

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