India captain Shreyas Iyer has urged his team to shed the fear of failure and express themselves freely in the upcoming T20I series against Zimbabwe, following a winless tour of England and Ireland. He believes the challenging phase has helped the team identify areas for improvement.
Thomas Tuchel's coaching philosophy for the England team emphasizes calmness, psychological astuteness, and connection, challenging traditional aggressive half-time tactics. He focuses on performance over results, reassuring players their worth isn't tied to winning, and acknowledges the possibility of losing to reduce tension.
The newly found belief Mikel Arteta’s side have shown has now carried them into the Champions League finalThere is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Arsenal, having failed to capitalise on so many opportunities over the past few years, have suddenly and not entirely expectedly seized their chance. A week ago, their course seemed uncertain, the waters choppy; quite abruptly, the skies have cleared and, the wind in their sails, Arsenal are sailing on towards potential glory.Atlético tested them and they came through it to reach their first Champions League final in 20 years. Whether it’s Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern they will meet in Budapest, that challenge will be very different to this one but the important thing is they are there. It was perhaps inevitable that if they were going to go through it would be 1-0, not just for old times’ sake but because this was an old-fashioned kind of semi‑final, won not through the sort of attacking pyrotechnics of the first leg of PSG v Bayern, but through discipline and resolve. Continue reading...
