Similarly, it is impossible for even the most loving coach to get people outside the box of their dream-like condition without inducing a certain amount of trauma as an unintended byproduct.
As a former defender and defensive specialist as an assistant coach, Thompson finds watching players fail to clear the penalty box together especially infuriating.
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez's team had time to launch a few balls into the Dutch box but van Marwijk's side survived and it is they who will go forward hoping it will be third-time lucky for them in a final following their defeats in 1974 and 1978.
While researching outside-the-box training techniques, Fieldbinder said he happened upon the teachings of Alan Jaeger, a California-based coach who has consulted with several major-league clubs, including the Texas Rangers.