Interview Transcript
"Very, very (disappointed) - we talked about it this morning. We've been playing so good, like we did today, and then we get these brain farts and opponents get these huge chances, and the home team was able to capitalise at the end.
Really disappointed. Even in the third, I thought we were quite good. One goal lead after the PP. We had a couple of posts, had some good chances, kept the pressure then two big mistakes and it's 6-5 suddenly. But you get what you deserve - if you make these kind of mistakes, at some point, they're going to make you pay."
Comment:
I liked this a lot - it shows he has his finger on the pulse of what's happening. I wonder if he also addressed the Horak slash (like I did in my match report) with the team privately. I enjoyed the Joker-esque 'you get what you deserve' and especially the identification of these infuriating 'brain fart' lapses. It's been a hallmark of the Olimpija team under Coach Karhula's leadership, unfortunately.
How much of it is the player's failing to fully learn his systems, or his failure to teach the players his systems fully? As a teacher myself, this is a very hard question to answer. Maybe we need more frequent line changes to keep players fresh both mentally and physically, or some kind of psychological assistance for the team through meditation practises or simply just having access to a sports psychologist.
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