"Since I got involved, I'm astounded what the man can do"
Waterford manager Peter Queally hailed ace attacker Stephen Bennett after his team’s Munster senior hurling championship win over Clare at Walsh Park on Sunday.
Bennett struck 2-8 in the home side’s 2-23 to 0-21 victory against the All-Ireland champions and Queally was fulsome in his praise of the Ballysaggart clubman afterwards.
"Stevie's a phenomenal fella. Since I got involved, I'm astounded what the man can do,” he told RTE Sport.
"Not because of his hurling ability but because of the way he has to curtail his training. The work that he gets through every day. He goes on the field, then takes the week off to recover and then goes again. So nothing but admiration for Steve.
"I would've put it down as one of Stephen's quieter games. He'd be the first to admit that, his standards are high. But 2-8 is a fair return."
On his team’s next assignment against Limerick this coming Saturday, the Deise boss added: "A lot of this evening will be about focusing on six days' time," said Queally. "It's a very quick turnaround, so we have to recover.
"We have to focus on recovery now, getting our energy levels back up, getting the emotion back down again and getting set for another home game?
"If it was an away game, maybe not so much, but we have to get something out of our home games. So next Saturday night is a huge one for us."
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