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Football Digest: Newcastle primed for Champions League return<\/h3>\n

Ronnie O’Sullivan has revealed that his ‘pretty useless’ form over the last 18 months has been affecting his confidence when it comes to playing in big tournaments. The Rocket came from behind against familiar foe John Higgins to reach the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters on Thursday but was left frustrated by his own performance.<\/p>\n

The event marks O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s first tournament since he was beaten in the World Championship quarter-finals by Luca Brecel, who went on to claim the top prize at the Crucible earlier this year. O’Sullivan managed to win the Champion of Champions and Hong Kong Masters in 2022 but is adamant that he has been nowhere near his best for quite some time.<\/p>\n

The 47-year-old opened up on his recent struggles after beating Higgins in Shanghai, saying: “It\u2019s been a long while since I\u2019ve gone this long not really playing any good snooker. It\u2019s been pretty useless, to be honest with you.<\/p>\n

“I’d rather feel good and lose than feel bad and win, I\u2019ve always said that. It\u2019s a hard game anyway, well it\u2019s not a hard game when you\u2019re feeling good, it\u2019s the easiest game in the world, but when you\u2019re not feeling good and play really bad for 18 months, it\u2019s hard to even want to get your cue out of the case.<\/p>\n

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“I get scared of even looking at a snooker table. I think ‘cor, this is going to be awful’. I\u2019ve just got to fight and see where it takes me.”<\/p>\n

Reflecting on his comeback victory over Higgins, O’Sullivan added: “He should have put me away really, he had enough chances. 5-2 up and in control of the game. Uncharacteristically for John he didn\u2019t finish it off and from there he looked a little bit disappointed with himself.<\/p>\n

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“I didn\u2019t expect to do anything because I was really awful, I\u2019ve been awful for about 18 months now. It\u2019s been a long time to not really find any form, so you start to go through the motions which is not nice really.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve had to do it before so you get used to it, but it would be nice to come out of that slump and try and play some decent matches.”<\/p>\n

O’Sullivan will go up against Mark Selby in the semi-finals at the Shanghai Masters, a tournament he has won on four previous occasions. If he gets past Selby, he will face either Brecel or Neil Robertson in the final on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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