#team-morale

#team-morale

A report from Sport Bild's Tobi Altschäffl and Heiko Niedderer (via @iMiaSanMia) says that Kompany ignored what Uli Hoeneß said about Nicolas Jackson because such statements are irrelevant to his job. The Belgian is generally interested in his team and what happens in the dressing room and on the pitch. He prefers distancing himself from the politics inside the club, contrary to many of his predecessors.

I think we have showed it already in many games this season but we haven't shown it for the full 90 minutes yet unfortunately. It is absolutely normal and nowadays you don't get the time from the outside world so you have to be strong mentally. I am very confident. We have to keep working and sticking together. We had a good start this year in terms of points tally. There shouldn't be panic, but improvement is needed.

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The fallout from UCLA coach DeShaun Foster's dismissal deepened Wednesday when interim coach Tim Skipper disclosed that defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe had agreed to "mutually part ways" with the team, depriving the Bruins of one of their most respected assistant coaches. Meeting with reporters for the first time since he was selected to coach the team for the rest of the season, Skipper said he didn't know the specifics of Malloe's departure.

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"This is my personal opinion. I feel like ever since we started playing poorly a couple months ago, the pressure and frustration has been building up on the team. And I don't see anybody smiling and having a good time. We all know, when you're losing baseball games it's not that fun. But I feel like we have to find a way to put everything in perspective."

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"It's like a gut punch into the solar plexus - takes the wind out of you," coach Jim Harbaugh said about Rashawn Slater's injury. "Don't really have the words or am able to think about anything else."

"Just because we sign him, doesn't mean we're gonna have him. He was hurt six games last year, seriously," said Jones, "I remember signing a player for the highest paid at the position in the league and he got knocked out two-thirds of the year, Dak Prescott, so there's a lot of things you can think about, just as the player does when you're thinking about committing and guaranteeing money."

Geraint Thomas, at 39, showcased remarkable resilience during stage 7 of the Tour de France, staying in the breakaway until nearly 20 kilometers from the finish, despite being the oldest racer.

"We've been switched on a lot this year. As long as we have good spacing and then confidence, [we're OK]. I think our confidence went away."