The way Ronnie O’Sullivan talks about his own game belies the fact that he is perhaps the greatest snooker player of all time. The seven-time world champion disclosed in the Eurosport studio that this is a purposeful strategy to prevent any form of humiliation. Watch live snooker action, including the Welsh Open, on Eurosport.com, the Eurosport app, and discovery+.Ronnie O’Sullivan provided some insight into his tournament planning by advising against having high expectations in order to save face.
As the most accomplished player of the contemporary era in the sport, O’Sullivan has won seven World Championships, eight UK Championships, and eight Masters.He frequently extols the virtues of his colleagues, including Judd Trump, Neil Robertson, and John Higgins, and implies that this is a strategy meant to temper expectations.
Regarding his strategy for the game, O’Sullivan told Eurosport that “it is better to underplay it.” “We all know what we are capable of, but it is not a good idea to put yourself out there saying you are amazing and then fall short of expectations. I believe it is preferable to undercook something; underpromising and overdelivering is always a pleasant way to be.”Although Anthony McGill has been playing better lately, he was somewhat pessimistic in an interview about his game after defeating Mark Williams in the Welsh Open.
In the Eurosport studio, O’Sullivan and Alan McManus praised McGill’s performance and stated that it was sometimes preferable to get advice from a reliable source.
O’Sullivan remarked, “You can play a great match and feel really awful out there.” “However, if you watch it again, it might have changed.”It’s challenging, but you should really make an effort to stop critiquing your own performances.Just make an effort to talk to someone you trust who has seen it. I frequently act like that; I appear to have played poorly, yet my friend thinks I did a fantastic job. “Oh” is who I am. Then, I simply believe that he probably doesn’t know a lot about pool.
“The most important thing is to try not to judge your own performance.”
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