One thing I’ve noticed about Paul Hart is that he’s admitted to only believing the team could get a draw by the midway stage after being just one goal down.
It’s not often you ever see a manager saying that, and to some degree, despite this occasion being a fixture away from home, it surprises me. Yes we’ve had a bit of a sticky run, but in football, unless you’re in the top-flight where there are elite clubs and divisions within divisions, you ought to be going out to get all three points and the win every time.
If the manager doesn’t believe we’re capable of turning things around, it becomes difficult to motivate and inspire your players and give them the confidence to believe in themselves.
On the other hand, sometimes total honesty and assessing things in this way can be refreshing.
I’ve always been in the camp of going for the win, because I think being brave shows trust in your players and gives them the confidence they need.
When player’s understand there’s risk involved, and that you know it might not come off, they are more likely to remain alert, concentrated and focused on what they’ve got to do.
Football is about taking risks and putting yourselves into positions where you need to make decisions that you can affect. If you do a backs-to-the-wall job, you lose your inhibition and ambition, and can quickly invite pressure that’s difficult to cope with.
You also don’t learn how to express yourself properly if you play this way and can stunt your own progress and development by doing so. It’s important to play without fear and it’s easy to forget how simple it is to play football when you adopt this type of mentality.
Attack is the best form of defence.
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