Joe Canning doesn't believe a high-profile management team is the way forward for Galway hurling. Ger Loughnane's successor is set to be unveiled next Tuesday night, and the Portumna ace said he would prefer to see a manager who is in touch with the modern methods of the game rather than a 'celebrity' manager getting the job. Stressing that none of the players have any idea who the new manager will be, Canning said: "As players, I don't think we want a celebrity management - I think we want guys who are there for the last couple of years, know what hurling is all about, and know the more scientific side of it. Hopefully, they'll bring that to it and get the best out of us." The young sharpshooter claims that the players didn't do themselves justice during Ger Loughnane's two-year reign. "We didn't have great success under him. Still, at the same time, his track record is brilliant down the years. It just didn't work out for him. "The players have a lot to answer as well on that because we didn't perform, so I don't think it's all down to him. That's the way it goes, that's life, there's lots of other managers where that can happen." Tweet

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