Bladeulike
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…the iconic 1979 film. There’s a point in the film where the Warriors gang is being chased by yet another rival gang through New York when the leader suddenly stops, turns to face his pursuers and says “fuck it, I’m sick of running”.
That’s where we are now. We’ve all been mesmerised by goal differences, comparison graphs, promotion algorithms and games in hand calculations to the point where we have begun to lose our focus and direction. I honestly think the players have suffered from this too, to a large extent. In other words, we are suffering from being the pacemakers rather than the chasers.
It’s now black and white. No more cushions, no more ‘what ifs and buts’ - it’s a straight fight for every point. I think that will help the players and the coaching staff with their narrative and their clarity of purpose. Blackburn supporters, amongst others, describe us as the ‘dirtiest team in the division’. Let’s take that as a compliment. Not in terms of fouling or cheating, but in terms of physicality and drive. Time to change the mind set, drop the passengers and face up to the dog fight we are now in. Let that be an integral part of the process of team selection. I think we all know the players that need to step up those that should step down. We are still in a great position, stop running, start fighting!
That’s where we are now. We’ve all been mesmerised by goal differences, comparison graphs, promotion algorithms and games in hand calculations to the point where we have begun to lose our focus and direction. I honestly think the players have suffered from this too, to a large extent. In other words, we are suffering from being the pacemakers rather than the chasers.
It’s now black and white. No more cushions, no more ‘what ifs and buts’ - it’s a straight fight for every point. I think that will help the players and the coaching staff with their narrative and their clarity of purpose. Blackburn supporters, amongst others, describe us as the ‘dirtiest team in the division’. Let’s take that as a compliment. Not in terms of fouling or cheating, but in terms of physicality and drive. Time to change the mind set, drop the passengers and face up to the dog fight we are now in. Let that be an integral part of the process of team selection. I think we all know the players that need to step up those that should step down. We are still in a great position, stop running, start fighting!