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It was written in the tea leaves.
What happens when you’re not ready to perform at your best
It’s Easter Monday and a travel day for me. In the morning, a four-hour drive from my in-law’s home and a two-leg flight to Ljubljana in the evening.
A lot of time to reflect on some past events. One of them was the cup final my team lost yesterday evening.
Good game, good fight, bad outcome.
But not unexpected, and that’s what I’d like to discuss in this insight.
Sometimes you can see things coming. And this loss was one of them. It was written in the tea leaves (or in the stars. I’m not sure about this, but I like tea leaves more).
Too many things have happened, and the team has lost focus.
It’s one of those situations where you can try to motivate everyone as much as you can, but in the end, it’s that last piece of effort, determination, and focus that makes the difference.
Plus, the other team wanted it more.
They didn’t play better; they just wanted to beat my team because they had lost the last few matches.
Most people who don’t cheer for my team hate them for many reasons. Unfortunately, they play the best…
