Make no mistake, the final eight or nine games of the season, when it is tight and you are locked in a battle for the title, are a wholly different challenge to games in the opening months of the campaign. People talk about mind games, but the reality is that winning a league all boils down to the mental strength of the players on the pitch and there are certain elements that never change. You should never talk about tiredness, you must not give your opponent any kind of encouragement by dropping points and you have to dredge something extra – fight, belief, grit – that will enable you to win games in the final 10 minutes when they are there to be won. If you start getting involved in mind games, make sure that what you say is based on fact and allows the other side no room for a reply. Manchester City, who, let us not forget, find themselves sitting on top of the Premier League, still have a terrific chance to win the title this season.
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