It's Donovan's F-ing Homecoming Week

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Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

Its not just emotion. You also have to maintain discipline especially on defense otherwise you will frequently be caught outta position.

Yes, I agree. It is not just emotion. However, often emotion and discipline go together. Players who are "up" for the game are more attentive and typically do fewer undisciplined things.

And, yes, scheme does play a role.

But we have all seen teams who were terrible one week and then awesome the next, and vice versa. On these occasions we were talking about the same players (disciplined or not) and often the same schemes. The difference is emotion.