Playing with Dinamo, an upper-middle reputation side. We play well against small teams, and by that I mean that the squad doesn't get complacent. But when we go up against higher-reputation sides - most recently Man Utd - the players become "overwhelmed". So says my assistant manager.
However, in previous seasons, we used to either lose by a small margin, draw and sometimes even beat teams with massive reputations (my 1:0 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge comes to mind).
What am I doing wrong?
It's not that I have a squad full of youth players - the youngest first-team player is 21-years-old and I've also got veterans the likes of Artur Boruc, Ivica Olic, Ognjen Vukojevic and Edin Dzeko in my side. One would think that players like them wouldn't really be overwhelmed by players the likes Rooney or Messi or even Bafetimbi Gomis. But they do.
My guess is that this is down to my pre-game press talk, or even pre-game team talk. Any ideas? Suggestions?
Thanks!
However, in previous seasons, we used to either lose by a small margin, draw and sometimes even beat teams with massive reputations (my 1:0 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge comes to mind).
What am I doing wrong?
It's not that I have a squad full of youth players - the youngest first-team player is 21-years-old and I've also got veterans the likes of Artur Boruc, Ivica Olic, Ognjen Vukojevic and Edin Dzeko in my side. One would think that players like them wouldn't really be overwhelmed by players the likes Rooney or Messi or even Bafetimbi Gomis. But they do.
My guess is that this is down to my pre-game press talk, or even pre-game team talk. Any ideas? Suggestions?
Thanks!
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