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The motivation comes from the embarrassment of having lost and the way it sits with you.
You have to remember that whatever pressure there is flying around, most of it is on the home team.
Some venues are more intimidating than others, but as professional players you enjoy the intimidating places more than the other kind.
If you have a pack establishing dominance in an area that involves such physical exertion, you're sucking the life out of the opposition.
Personally, I prepare exactly the same for every game: I don't think, "I'm going to have to do extra here because of what they think of us." But if you're an England player you do tend to be told how much everyone hates you.