Without sounding overly confident, Cork manager Ronan McCarthy is quietly confident that they can cause a surprise against Kerry in the Munster SFC final.

Cork go into this game as big underdogs and their record against Kerry in recent years has been dismal to say the least. However, there is a renewed confidence in the Rebels' squad and McCarthy knows there is a big performance in them.

Speaking to the Kerryman, McCarthy stated that they have a strong squad at their disposal and he is keen for his charges to deliver the level of performance that he believes they can do.

"We've been giving the guys the message since we started that you have to go out and perform every time you play, and this applies here," said McCarthy. 

"We want to go out against what is a top team and we want to go out and meet them head on and see if we can give a performance. I've said it many times but I think there is huge quality in our group. Just look at our bench against Tipperary. In theory, that will be even stronger again when we play Kerry.

"I believe there is real intent in the team, they are very serious in their training. They want to be successful. But we have to go out and deliver a performance. You can never guarantee a result, but you can go out and give a performance and see where that takes us."

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