Melissa Andreatta: Building belief ahead of Czechia and the road to the World Cup I A Level Playing Field I Episode 31

How's your summer been? Have you had a chance to kind of take a break from it all before getting

back into this at the moment? It's been a great summer.

Don't know if the Scottish folk feel the same, but I think it's been a great summer.

I've seen lots of sunshine and blue skies and the family and I got to have some wee breaks here and there.

We did, you know, three night, four night stays away there doing some Jet 2 package holidays.

So we quite enjoyed that.

And yeah, it's nice though now getting back to routine and back to work.

Do you

need that break just to give yourself, come back in with a fresh perspective and a bit of a renewed energy because it's going to be full on, I guess?

Yeah, I definitely do.

I've always felt that taking some time away and this time I've done it differently, like, you know, sort of three, four or five day mini breaks through the period of time.

I find it helps me become more creative in that time.

My brain slows down.

I can look at things differently and find other solutions or new ideas.

So I think it really helps to freshen me up.

And I always come out of those mini breaks.

Yeah, I'm more effective coach, I believe.

And

Since the last time we spoke to you two, your partner and your young daughter have moved over and are climatising to Scotland.

I would imagine that that feels different for you too, now that you're surrounded by family and you're properly routed down in Scotland.

Yeah, just so settled.

And yeah, definitely when you've got your family around you, you just have that support.

Yeah.

that you need when things aren't so easy.

But on the flip side of that, when you've had a big day at work and you come home to a beautifully cooked meal, a little daughter who just wants to build blocks with you, it's just a good way to have some balance and time with the family.