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How to bring back confidence to my boys?

Given MathabelaCoach, Swaziland

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Ian MarshCoach, England

Hi Given, at the risk of sounding like a therapist what happened in order for your team to lose confidence in the first place? Have they recently lost a few games in a row or lost one of their better players?

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