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Setting aside thoughts of injuries and home-grounds, who believes we can win tonight?
The 'Pies have a remarkable record in close games over the past couple of seasons...I mean, our close game record is ALSO remarkable except for all of the WRONG reasons!
Set injuries aside. Our players would have had this game in the backs of their mind since the fixture was released. It's gonna be packed, it's in Prime Time and it's against the reigning premiers. Thoughts of injuries would not have been in their thoughts THEN and their subconscious thoughts about the game will be both STRONG and WELL DEVELOPED. This is how HOODOOS become a thing...this is how matches between 'great rivals' (old school Derbies etc) are always close regardless of ladder positions...
My question is, do the players who are running out there tonight have enough belief in themselves, their team-mates and their game-plan to get the job done?? Because if they truly believe, we are simply going to be too good - too big, too talented and with too many avenues to goal. If they have doubts, just you watch - we will waste chances, appear a step slow all night (in attack and defence) and will go down in a close one where we play "OK" but never reach any great heights.
What do you think? Do "WE" believe or are their too many in the group who doubt whether or not we have enough to get past them.
The 'Pies have a remarkable record in close games over the past couple of seasons...I mean, our close game record is ALSO remarkable except for all of the WRONG reasons!
Set injuries aside. Our players would have had this game in the backs of their mind since the fixture was released. It's gonna be packed, it's in Prime Time and it's against the reigning premiers. Thoughts of injuries would not have been in their thoughts THEN and their subconscious thoughts about the game will be both STRONG and WELL DEVELOPED. This is how HOODOOS become a thing...this is how matches between 'great rivals' (old school Derbies etc) are always close regardless of ladder positions...
My question is, do the players who are running out there tonight have enough belief in themselves, their team-mates and their game-plan to get the job done?? Because if they truly believe, we are simply going to be too good - too big, too talented and with too many avenues to goal. If they have doubts, just you watch - we will waste chances, appear a step slow all night (in attack and defence) and will go down in a close one where we play "OK" but never reach any great heights.
What do you think? Do "WE" believe or are their too many in the group who doubt whether or not we have enough to get past them.
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