06-14-2020, 08:34 AM
And now for something completely different....
What would you prefer?
a) Getting out of the blocks, getting a jump on the opposition only to be overrun at the end and running out of puff. Ala Tigers a few years ago, 5 goals to 0 up, lost.
or
b) Giving the opposition a leg up early, regrouping and chasing them down late.
Before you answer, i know what it will be....
"c) Jump out of the blocks AND dominate late"
That aside...you'll probably choose a)....and hope not to get run down.
I've got a different approach and i'll explain why.
In the past, if we were lucky enough to get off to a good start, the opposition would make some changes and run over us.
THAT showed a lack of
- Belief/confidence - we drop our bundle
- Ability to adjust matchday tactics
Since Teague has taken over, we've struggled early, but almost always been in matches.
This shows that we have
- Belief/confidence - we don't give up.
- Ability to adjust matchday tactics
I'd much rather the latter option. In all honesty, its a lot easier to fix a 'slow start' from a coaches perspective than it is to fix a lack of belief/confidence and matchday nous which we have suffered from previously.
Hang in there lads. We are simply a couple of early goals away from being able to dominate a game.
What would you prefer?
a) Getting out of the blocks, getting a jump on the opposition only to be overrun at the end and running out of puff. Ala Tigers a few years ago, 5 goals to 0 up, lost.
or
b) Giving the opposition a leg up early, regrouping and chasing them down late.
Before you answer, i know what it will be....
"c) Jump out of the blocks AND dominate late"
That aside...you'll probably choose a)....and hope not to get run down.
I've got a different approach and i'll explain why.
In the past, if we were lucky enough to get off to a good start, the opposition would make some changes and run over us.
THAT showed a lack of
- Belief/confidence - we drop our bundle
- Ability to adjust matchday tactics
Since Teague has taken over, we've struggled early, but almost always been in matches.
This shows that we have
- Belief/confidence - we don't give up.
- Ability to adjust matchday tactics
I'd much rather the latter option. In all honesty, its a lot easier to fix a 'slow start' from a coaches perspective than it is to fix a lack of belief/confidence and matchday nous which we have suffered from previously.
Hang in there lads. We are simply a couple of early goals away from being able to dominate a game.