I didn't watch the match and have no plans to do watch it, so take this for what it's worth. The items you hit on appear at face value to be a mentality issue. There is a difference between belIrving you can win, believing you will win and believing you HAVE TO win. It sounds like (again I didn't watch) they weren't prepared to grab the match early and put the Royals away.
I agree with that to an extent and Bev said after they were missing their ruthlessness. As much as anything, some players had uncharacteristically bad matches. So I think it’s a mix. They looked significantly better in the second half if not deadly.
I didn't watch the match and have no plans to do watch it, so take this for what it's worth. The items you hit on appear at face value to be a mentality issue. There is a difference between belIrving you can win, believing you will win and believing you HAVE TO win. It sounds like (again I didn't watch) they weren't prepared to grab the match early and put the Royals away.
I agree with that to an extent and Bev said after they were missing their ruthlessness. As much as anything, some players had uncharacteristically bad matches. So I think it’s a mix. They looked significantly better in the second half if not deadly.