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Steven Taylor has been the victim of several long defeats in football.
The Wellington Phoenix defender has been relegated twice from the English Premier League in his 13 years with Newcastle United.
This career consisted in playing a series of six defeats at the end of the 2013-14 season, a record in six games, before looking aside the 2014-15 group beat this record with seven consecutive defeats.
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So, on Tuesday, when he described the Phoenix defeat series as a "blip", one was inclined to believe it.
"I said at the beginning of the season that we're going to go through a rap." It's a little bit of a bang we've had, some defeats, but nothing that concerns us with the group we have. "
Following his 3-1 defeat against Adelaide United on Saturday, coach Mark Rudan said his team's mentality remained an important area for improvement.
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Wellington Phoenix defenseman Steven Taylor, right, heads to Westpac Stadium with captain Andrew Durante last weekend.
It came after his team entered the locker room at half-time, head down, having conceded a goal against his side just before half-time to bring the score to 1-1.
Taylor said that they should be better able to not let this kind of gaming moments reach him.
"Of our [players] point of view, we have to deal with what happened. You must forget the purpose, do not dwell on it, as repetition will occur if you persevere.
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Wellington Phoenix defender Steven Taylor is looking for a pass against Adelaide United last Saturday.
"For us, we are a very united group, which is the best thing, so we have to stay together, we trust each other and we will stay together."
Taylor said his advice to the rest of the team on how to get out of the losing streak was to not get bogged down in thinking in previous matches.
"Do not worry and do not dwell on past results.
"When you win, everything is happy, you get into a good mood, but the manager did it brilliantly today. [Tuesday].
"He arrived and had the guys with big smiles on his face." The workout was nice, the boys responded well and it was such a spirited session.
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