I agree with most of what you are saying, but a lot of it will be determinate on winning though. You can have the best structure in place with the best leaders, but if at the end of the day you still lose, you'll probably be fine. However, then you lose again, and again, and again. People, especially high level athletes, start to tune out that leadership if the results aren't panning out. So yes, you are correct on many points, but the best structures will fall apart if the results continue to be failure.