Ahead of the penalties in the semi-final against Real Sociedad, Aguirre had his players cheer their teammates as he announced their names for the penalty shoot-out. It worked a treat at the time, as Mallorca took five excellent penalties....For More CONTINUE THE FULL READING▶▶
Again, before their head-to-head with Athletic, Aguirre could be seen riling up his team with the same tactic, in what was a cinematic scene.
Here is Aguirre getting his players to cheer the takers after they’re announced.pic.twitter.com/Aiy3kUD8wU
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On this occasion, Manu Morlanes saw his penalty saved by Julen Agirrezabala and Nemanja Radonjic blazing over, and Mallorca were left heartbroken. No doubt it may have one or two others thinking about their approach their final team talk to their players in extremis. A number of Mallorca players spoke after the semi-final about how calm and confident they were following Aguirre’s antics.