1. Is not the same team.
2. All the players have made an increased effort, given the intro of the new coach, and the organization of the tryouts etc. Players who obviously refused to play for the last coach made themselves available, plus at least 1 new discovery.
I believe the increase in effort occured since the Costa Rica game, I think given the well attended training camps, the ending of most UK seasons, and other admin. factors, as well as increased Pro league support, BeenE has taken this effort and increased it's momentum, to a tune that Bertille would not have been able to ,due to lack of support/confidence, player and fan.
3. 2 new Center midfielders who were completely out of the picture. (not BsC fault - player personal grievience, is no fault of the coach) Everybody saw where the problem was in past games. We looked at all kinda people, even bring People outta semi-retirement, and now, Birchall and Whitley, and there is still Spann.
Is not the same team, some players might be same, but there mindset was not. After Costa Rica, they knew they were capable, 2 addt. midfielders, pushed them towards a better frame of mind, addition of any new, and knowlegable coach, sky is the limit.
As I said, BeenE was in a win-win. We were the ones who had it to lose.
Yet if we had him at the beginning,
1. he may have refused, at the time
2. He would probably not have been able to conduct the same kind of Camps/tryouts.
3. What team would he have selected? I couldn't tell yuh