This part is so true:
Fans have grown accustomed to the team starting well but fading around the hour mark both physically and mentally - as was the case in the opening game of the 2006 tournament against Mexico. This team is different. More than ever before, the players know exactly what is expected of them and even in energy-sapping conditions, when the body starts to wilt, the mind and concentration does not - the system is so ingrained that it becomes automatic.
Fans have grown accustomed to the team starting well but fading around the hour mark both physically and mentally - as was the case in the opening game of the 2006 tournament against Mexico. This team is different. More than ever before, the players know exactly what is expected of them and even in energy-sapping conditions, when the body starts to wilt, the mind and concentration does not - the system is so ingrained that it becomes automatic.
