Donald wants to exploit a feeling of continuity to find the formula that can win the first time since the ‘Medinah on Miracle’ in 2012. To do this, the skipper is preparing its team to deal with a expected hostile environment.
“Of course, remember that what we did in Rome are very special, about the memories, the feelings that we had achieved together as a team,” he said.
“But I want to contact it with a different angle, a different set of eyes in terms of its context as a different challenge. It is not what was like Rome.
“We are going to the bear pit.”
Therefore personnel can be really unchanged, but the approach will be changed. Donald said, “We will really have to come with the latest view of how we are going to deal with it.”
“Twenty months ago, when I was made the captain again, this was my first idea. This is the things that do not work in the rider cup away from the past, and how do we correct it?
“I have come from a different angle of communication with the players, what the environment needs and actually a deep dive on that and the best practices.
“As a captain, my goal is to make permanent memories with these players. We got it to do it in Rome, and hopefully, we meet it in New York, make a week that they always miss.
“And I felt that we have done a great job in Rome. So trying to make this week even better is a big job.”
Donald will not be drawn on whether he prefers his opposite number, Keagan Bradley, who has nominated himself as a playing captain.
The 47 -year -old European captain said, “I have always tried to put my leadership around the things I can impress and it was completely out of my control.”
“We know, he is one of his best players. And if he played, he was going to be strong.
“We also knew that if he decided to do so, there was going to be a lot to try and wake up both. But they feel that there are many plans.
“He has taken his decision. He has decided that he has a lot of talent to change it.
“I know Keagan well. He is a good friend of mine and I think he is going to bring a strong passion, he is going to try and removed his soldiers very much.”
Now, however, we enter Funi War; Four long weeks of build-up which both teams will receive competitive representatives on both sides of the Atlantic.
Rory McLero, Shane Lori and Tierel Haton play Irish Open this week. He will join the rest of the team in the BMW PGA Championship in Ventaworth next week.
This is when Bradley’s line-up participates on a PGA tour in the Procure Championship in NAPA, California.
There will be a lot of things during the period of intervention, neither the side is considered a favorite for the Bethpage Shodown.
Donald has already started. “Obviously, on paper, they are very strong,” he said. “This house advantage is very good. So, I still believe that we are Dalits.”
But, as required, armed with experiences to probably disturb the obstacles.
Listen to a golf special on BBC Sounds and Radio 5 Live on Monday, 21:00 BST on Monday, 1 September by Ian Carter, Oli Wilson and Trish Johnson analyzing teams.
