08-22-2022, 01:41 AM
While we can all moan about free kicks that may or may have not been there, the simple fact of the matter is you should not lose games when you are 4 goals up at 3/4 time. Coughing up big leads has been our achilles heel all year
This is about psychology, not acts on the football field. It's like we sit back and admire the scoreboard, and then ease off the gas. Then, we get so frightened of failure that we suffer from 'deer in the headlights' syndrome and stop playing the brand of football that gets us in front in the first place. Apart from the 4 points lost yesterday, think of all the % we left on the table by letting huge leads evaporate. Port, Hawthorn, Dogs, Swans spring to mind.
We will never be there at the pointy end until we become ruthless and learn to stand on throats and not let them get back up.
If we play 2 quarters in each game like the third yesterday, we will win most matches. If we play three, we will be almost unbeatable. The psychology is to start each quarter with the mindset that scores are level, and the quarter must be won.
This is about psychology, not acts on the football field. It's like we sit back and admire the scoreboard, and then ease off the gas. Then, we get so frightened of failure that we suffer from 'deer in the headlights' syndrome and stop playing the brand of football that gets us in front in the first place. Apart from the 4 points lost yesterday, think of all the % we left on the table by letting huge leads evaporate. Port, Hawthorn, Dogs, Swans spring to mind.
We will never be there at the pointy end until we become ruthless and learn to stand on throats and not let them get back up.
If we play 2 quarters in each game like the third yesterday, we will win most matches. If we play three, we will be almost unbeatable. The psychology is to start each quarter with the mindset that scores are level, and the quarter must be won.
This is now the longest premiership drought in the history of the Carlton Football Club - more evidence of climate change?