Joe Schmidt was a pretty depressed man at half-time in last year's Heineken Cup Final in Cardiff and he has warned his Leinster Rugby players not to put him in such a bad frame of mind again when they face Ulster Rugby at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.
Schmidt's side are aiming to become only the second team in Heineken Cup history to win back-to-back titles but, despite being huge favourites, they have been warned not to get of to as slow a start as they did last year against Northampton Saints.
"We were favourites going into last year's final and that didn't help - there is comfort in being the underdog," said Schmidt, who saw his side fight back from a 22-6 interval deficit to win 33-22.
"Last year against I felt we tried a little bit too hard and got out of our routines and hurt ourselves to a degree. We need to be process focussed on Saturday.
"The team that keeps their patience and keeps their cool will come out on top. The occasion can sometimes dominate the performance.
"We need to stay focussed and not get carried away with the occasion. That's a danger for any player
"I was pretty depressed at half-time in Cardiff and I don't want to be in that situation again. But if you can't live with the pressure of having the favourites tag then you don't deserve to be where you are."
