Defined as: The estimation or name of being, having, having done, etc., something specified: He has the reputation of being a shrewd businessman.
With the Football World Cup reaching its conclusion yesterday it’s interesting to review which teams/players/managers have impacted their reputation (both positive and negative).
Top players such as Ronaldo and Messi had lacklustre tournaments and major footballing nations such as France, England and Spain all bowed out with little impact.
The Netherlands were congratulating themselves for finishing third but in 2010 they finished second. 2018 4th?
Costa Rica and the USA performed above expectation and their reputation has been boosted by the tournament. Brazil will never recover from the 1-7 thrashing by eventual ( and worthy) champions, Germany.
We all have to work very hard to build our reputation but it can all be lost by one simple mistake. It means we always need to be on our toes and look for ways to wow the audience/customer/client as anything less means we are moving backwards.
