29-08-2018, 19:04
Myself, Blue, I think that`s more of a `confidence` issue than `mentality`. Or are they 2 ways of saying the same thing? I don`t know. Sigmund Freud might be able to answer that one, but personally I`ve no idea.
I`m convinced, though, that these things are self-perpetuating. The more often a team drops points by conceding late goals, the more nervous the players become in the last few minutes when they`re trying to hang on to a point - or three - so the more likely they are to make mistakes, so the more likely they are to concede late goals - and so on on, and so on. By the same token, it only takes a few games of hanging on to a slender lead for the situation to be reversed; they become more confident that they won`t concede and they don`t.
It`s an old saying that `winning becomes a habit` and I think that principle applies here. It`s a very difficult spiral to get out of, though, once you`re in it.
I`m convinced, though, that these things are self-perpetuating. The more often a team drops points by conceding late goals, the more nervous the players become in the last few minutes when they`re trying to hang on to a point - or three - so the more likely they are to make mistakes, so the more likely they are to concede late goals - and so on on, and so on. By the same token, it only takes a few games of hanging on to a slender lead for the situation to be reversed; they become more confident that they won`t concede and they don`t.
It`s an old saying that `winning becomes a habit` and I think that principle applies here. It`s a very difficult spiral to get out of, though, once you`re in it.