Clapping for the other team’s great play doesn’t hurt your team. It shows you know what great looks like.

Appreciation is not a limited resource you are spending on the opposition. Recognising a good play means you understand the game well enough to see one, and that reads as confidence rather than disloyalty. People who cannot admit anything good about the other side usually look smaller, not more committed.

Clap for one thing the other team does well this week, out loud, in front of your own bench. Notice that nobody thinks less of you for it. Then go and try to do the thing you just admired.