The morning after the night before is as satisfying as it was last year for the reigning hurler of the year.
Part of the Kilkenny team which defeated Galway yesterday to retain the All-Ireland hurling title, Richie Hogan joined us on Off The Ball earlier to look back on another Cats victory.
And he feels tactical changes were not the all-important factor in the win.
"We genuinely don't have any tactics and I've been saying it for a long time. You can't have tactics because you can get round tactics. You can work around game-plans. You can't beat just pure honest work-rate mixed with a little bit of skill and people working together," he said.
Hogan also admitted that Kilkenny's first half performance left a lot to be desired.
"In the first half, we just weren't good enough all over the field. Every single player was being beaten in his position and it's even more about doing yourself justice than winning," he said.
Hogan also spoke about the quad muscle injury which hampered his preparations and his involvement in the game.
"I haven't trained since maybe the start of August with the lads," he said, adding that it meant it contributed to him not being as "sharp" as usual and admitted that he had a poor game from a personal point of view.
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