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- Bulls bottom line guru Chris Rossouw warned his managers that there is a fine line between confidence and arrogance.
- The Bulls are currently on a different plane than the rest of their competition and are favorites to win the Currie Cup next month, but things can still change.
- Rossouw hopes that proactive efforts to help players and coaching staff keep perspective to pay off.
Given as the Bulls have been ahead of their closest competitors in the Currie CupIt can be argued that the only thing stopping Jake White’s charges from total domination are themselves.
Confidence in the clouds isn’t a bad thing for the Bulls, but the assistant coach Chris Rossouw warns that it can quickly turn into something a little more undesirable.
“Confidence is never bad, the problem is arrogance,” he said, before his troops traveled to Durban to face the Sharks on Saturday.
“As we all know, there is a very fine line between this. Obviously it is something that we will have to be aware of and deal with.”
Not that complacency is expected to creep in with a man of exacting standards like White at the helm.
“Jake, (the team psychologist) Henning (Gericke) and Duane (Vermeulen) are doing an excellent job in that regard,” Rossouw said.
“Together with the leadership group, we have been talking about this very issue. We are addressing it.”
However, not accepting the high calling of a winning streak would be foolhardy, which is why the Bulls are not going to fall into a shell of self-defeating humility.
“It’s important to keep perspective on the matter. We must always keep in mind why we are successful. It’s because we have embraced a winning culture,” said Rossouw, who manages the Bulls’ bottom line and attacking portfolio.
“You also need to remember your success and how you achieved it. If you don’t understand how you did it, you will get a false sense of confidence.
“So it has been very important for us as a team to constantly assess and discuss how we are achieving success.”
Rossouw added that it would be “disappointing” if any of the players did not understand how their burgeoning team has been laying the foundation for a bright new era.
“There are internal and external sources of motivation here at Loftus right now to achieve long-term success. It would be sad if any of the players don’t realize how busy they are here.
“We have a huge crowd and the union to whom we must keep focused on our task. There are still a lot of games left, so a lot can still happen, but we definitely want to win the Currie Cup and that will be ‘stay determined.
The start at King’s Park is at 7:00 p.m.
