It's not difficult - confident means sure. There's no snakes and ladders in the question, if you don't understand it, time for a rethink.
That hit me with the presser - I stopped it at that point. If your coach doesn't know, who does? The bookies, or the supporters? I've got a feeling the bookies knew, I was lead to believe otherwise, but I did expect the coach to know. The journo who asked the question should have pressed him on that point - it would be fair for the supporters to really know - after all, apparently everyone else does.