"'How do they recover from Yerevan? How does Heimir Hallgrimsson?' Groundhog Day. We have fallen at the first hurdle yet again. Despite all the positive vibes coming out of the camp about the coaching, the environment and the belief levels, it feels like we've been here before and it's highly unlikely that we will be able to pick ourselves up and get back in the World Cup hunt. The same beginning tends to lead to the same ending."
"'How do they recover from Yerevan? How does Heimir Hallgrimsson?' Groundhog Day. We have fallen at the first hurdle yet again. Despite all the positive vibes coming out of the camp about the coaching, the environment and the belief levels, it feels like we've been here before and it's highly unlikely that we will be able to pick ourselves up"
The team suffered another defeat following the Yerevan match, creating a sense of déjà vu and a belief that recovery is unlikely. Early optimism about coaching, the environment, and belief levels persists, but those positives have not translated into results. Falling at the first hurdle again suggests recurring problems in performance and resilience. The current trajectory makes World Cup qualification chances appear slim unless the team can break a pattern of repeated poor starts and subsequent collapses. Questions surround the managerial response, recovery plan, and whether morale and tactics can change quickly enough to alter outcomes.
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