Mazzarri’s pessimism does not help Napoli

The sentences we use always have a meaning, even more have those said by a coach at the end of a game. The last time Napoli did, in the championship, 3 consecutive draws and 2 defeats in the international matches and Mazzarri, its coach said. “Every things run wrong, but if we have two penalties it would be different. I’m sure that the victories will back.” In psychology  we define this approach as a pessimist and it is shown that there is a negative relationship between pessimism and success.

In fact, say “There goes all wrong” is a global assessment that says nothing about how the team played and attribute to the case how are things during the match. Giving importance to the penalties denied, it means taking responsibility away from the players because the victory did not come as a result of  referee’s decisions.

The winning attitude instead puts on show a different way to explain the performance, so the question is: “What/when did we do wrong in that match” and “What should we do differently next game.” In addition, when the latest results are 3 draws and 2 defeats, it is not unlucky and much to do to regain winning attitude that it has often characterized Napoli.

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