Lesson taught, work to be done
Tottenham were taught a valuable lesson against Manchester United and it brought to mind the way regularly Chelsea play.
At Old Trafford we made one important mistake and lost the game, yet you will often find when opposition make a mistake we don't punish it. Chelsea usually play against us feeling we can't score and simply wait for us to make a mistake, which they pounce upon and then control the game.
Mauricio Pochettino spoke to BT Sport (opens in a new window) after the game and the point he makes about the affect conceding a goal had on us is down to mentality. Tottenham suddenly didn't become a bad team and player suddenly didn't become bad players simply because we made a mistake and conceded a goal.
How you react to adversity is more important than how you react to success because you are going to face more adversity than success. In micro parts of a game like this you want your players to react in a positive way, to be mentally strong, to either continue to perform at the same level or get better. Reacting negatively and letting your performance slip shows a mental weakness, certainly an area that needs work.
You have to experience these conditions to learn from them, this is a new season and we were playing well. To go to pieces a little through the fear of conceding another suggests an element of panic, not a reaction you want. It's natural, fear is the overriding human emotion, training players not to fear these moments but to learn to channel the negativity into positivity is what produces winners and improves performances.
The mins is so important that everything should be done to train it in the same way football clubs train the feet. If a player can harness his emotions he can become a top top player, if he can't then he'll forever remain on a lower tier. The same applies to a team so we have to continue to work on mentality to gain that extra edge.
Further Tottenham Reading
Statistics may show why Njié is a better option than Austin or Berahino
Redknapp, Dele Alli & history made
Squad photo reveals seasons plan
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At Old Trafford we made one important mistake and lost the game, yet you will often find when opposition make a mistake we don't punish it. Chelsea usually play against us feeling we can't score and simply wait for us to make a mistake, which they pounce upon and then control the game.
Mauricio Pochettino spoke to BT Sport (opens in a new window) after the game and the point he makes about the affect conceding a goal had on us is down to mentality. Tottenham suddenly didn't become a bad team and player suddenly didn't become bad players simply because we made a mistake and conceded a goal.
How you react to adversity is more important than how you react to success because you are going to face more adversity than success. In micro parts of a game like this you want your players to react in a positive way, to be mentally strong, to either continue to perform at the same level or get better. Reacting negatively and letting your performance slip shows a mental weakness, certainly an area that needs work.
You have to experience these conditions to learn from them, this is a new season and we were playing well. To go to pieces a little through the fear of conceding another suggests an element of panic, not a reaction you want. It's natural, fear is the overriding human emotion, training players not to fear these moments but to learn to channel the negativity into positivity is what produces winners and improves performances.
The mins is so important that everything should be done to train it in the same way football clubs train the feet. If a player can harness his emotions he can become a top top player, if he can't then he'll forever remain on a lower tier. The same applies to a team so we have to continue to work on mentality to gain that extra edge.
Further Tottenham Reading
Statistics may show why Njié is a better option than Austin or Berahino
Redknapp, Dele Alli & history made
Squad photo reveals seasons plan
The Tottenham Shop at Football-Shop.net has Tottenham Hotspur F.C. BassBuds Luxury Headphones as well as 296 other products in the Spurs range.
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