The time has come for us to regain a ruthless streak. We've had such a good run for so long we've become far too nice. From hugging international mates in the tunnel to not taking them on, we saw it today - Phil for example at his best has no fear, slaloms tackles and frightens defenders to death - today he didn't go past a tackle once. When we got the lead we didn't go for it, in the past we would have had a 20 minute spell when we would have finished them off. We let them regroup, then the most crazy referee gave them a leg up - complain all we want about the corruption but we should have gone for getting another goal then their heads would have gone down and the crowd would have started to leave.
To win all the time you have to be hungry and ruthless and that will allow the talent to rise. We haven't lost the talent just a little bit of desire - that is the small margins.
I hope on Thursday we revert to a higher tempo and get at them from the off, no messing about, no back and forth just go for it - do that and we win. It's not about the team selection at the moment it's all about what is going on in the mind - try to play without fear and get stuck in a bit - blow them away. If it takes Pep to tell them a few truths so be it but we cannot just meekly go into the resumption of the CL knock outs and expect us to win.
I have faith someone will kick them up the arse and we win 4-1 on Thursday.