There's an old military aphorism: "never reinforce failure". The idea being that a unit that's been broken - really beaten - can't be "saved" by sending new people to try and stabilize them. Their panic and disorganization will, instead, break down the reinforcements, and both units will run.
There's an old military aphorism: "never reinforce failure". The idea being that a unit that's been broken - really beaten - can't be "saved" by sending new people to try and stabilize them. Their panic and disorganization will, instead, break down the reinforcements, and both units will run.
I wonder if the crap performances have started to get into people's heads? If, instead of playing heads-up and aggressively players are coming out thinking "Oh, shit...", worried about playing not to lose instead of to win.
I didn't see that this game. We came out very much on the front foot and were unlucky not to score in the first 30'. We had the swagger, we just didn't put the knife in them when we could and let them creep back into the game.
Up front? Yes. But my thought was about the backline. Could that group be on edge, watching the misses at the other end? Thinking “c’mon, guys! Score! Don’t make us responsible for holding onto the point..!”
I wonder...
There's an old military aphorism: "never reinforce failure". The idea being that a unit that's been broken - really beaten - can't be "saved" by sending new people to try and stabilize them. Their panic and disorganization will, instead, break down the reinforcements, and both units will run.
I wonder if the crap performances have started to get into people's heads? If, instead of playing heads-up and aggressively players are coming out thinking "Oh, shit...", worried about playing not to lose instead of to win.
I didn't see that this game. We came out very much on the front foot and were unlucky not to score in the first 30'. We had the swagger, we just didn't put the knife in them when we could and let them creep back into the game.
Up front? Yes. But my thought was about the backline. Could that group be on edge, watching the misses at the other end? Thinking “c’mon, guys! Score! Don’t make us responsible for holding onto the point..!”