If "mental toughness" is bullshark and technical ability is the deciding factor, then what explains the post-Asian Cup slump?
So you can lose mental toughness over a season?
Could it be that we had a tougher run in the second half of the season? We played Victory and Sydney once each. The Sydney game was when they had half a team IIRC. We had to play them each twice in the second half of the season.