I've always wondered why footballers have such trouble getting their heads straight for / during matches and whether it would be a good investment for the club to employ a psychiatrist or even a hypnotist. Look at the Millwall game where we were 4-0 up at half time. As supporters we would expect them to tear the opposition apart in the 2nd half, but even though they continued to attack the killer finishing was gone. Bruce said he found it frustrating, but there's something in a player's mind-set that relaxes when the game is won. Also consider the Leicester game with City flying after three straight wins, but suddenly the team and individuals just don't perform the same as previous weeks. All credit to Leicester who were much better on the day, but there are questions relating to whether our team was mentally prepared. I personally hate it when City are 2-0 up at half time because if the opposition scores first after the break it usually ends in a draw or a defeat. That is a clear indication of how players panic when a team comes back at them. We could do with a hypnotist who sends the players out thinking they've just got one goal back after being 2-0 down, so they scrap from the first minute and no matter how many we score they still think they're in that initial scenario.
How about just keeping going after HT. But its human nature to ease off when the game is won. The same cannot be said of the Leicester game though. For whatever reason the players did not show up.
I can see Steve Bruce on the phone after the game: "Get your arse back down the M62 and sort this problem out!" "Why what's the matter?" "3 of the lads have regressed to children and are currently playing for the under 8's! I've never seen Devitt play so well, but that's besides the point! Stephen Quinn has turned into Arthur Askey and Nick Proschwitz now thinks he's a chicken!" "Sorry, no refunds."
Do you not think their little heads would get twisted from going onto the pitch believing they're 2-1 down, then look t the scoreboard and it says they're 4-0 up?
They won't look at the scoreboard because the hypnotist would have convinced them it was a portal to the fires of Hell!!
Can't believe nobody put that before you. Let's get Derren Brown in and make them think they're playing a zombie computer game. Not that it would help, it would just be amusing.
