Below is a snippet from Wednesday afternoon’s press conference ahead of Town returning to League One action against Mansfield on Saturday afternoon. You can find the full audio above or in our podcast feed - search for We Are Terriers wherever you get your podcasts.
Lee, after particularly last two results, and definitely the Plymouth one in particular, how much pressure do you feel has been lifted?
Well, for me personally, I always try to retain a certain level of pressure about everything I do, because it’s healthy. And I really want to be primed and on your toes and ready, as it were.
But of course, in terms of the overall feeling of the building the squad, certainly you can notice a tiny difference in general energy, because of those two really positive results, but two really positive performances as well. So of course it’s important. We want to breed confidence with good performances and results that reflect the performance level as well.
So it’s always a help, but we try not to focus too much about, you know, pressure and external noise or tension, because we have important jobs to focus on, the roles and responsibilities to focus on.
Of course, it must be hard for managers these days, though, because with social media, particularly, you know your players, young men, aren’t they? So how do you manage that noise and the pressure that may bring whilst creating a different sort of pressure to get a performance out of your players?
There’s always an element of trust. You always have to trust the group that you have, because you have to remain committed to the internal idea and what we’ve all come together to try and achieve and do, and what we’re all striving for each day, and really that has to take precedence over anything else which may come in to try and affect or divert our attention.
We have to stay really focused on each and every day, each and every practice, each and every moment, and, of course, each and every game. So that is really where our focus and attention and energy has to be directed. It’s not easy. It’s easier said than done, that’s for sure.
But always, whenever I’m addressing the group, is always to try and bring everybody back to centre and back to what we’re striving for internally.
