I found myself in that kind of position last night: I kept trying for certain techniques, the other person had something entirely different in and it all got to the point where we were in some sort of unusual position, just kind of lost.
It happens, and its in this ambiguity where great things happen, or you kind of slog through it and hope to salvage some sort of position out the whole mess that is somewhat advantageous. As I’ve mentioned before, this is one of the benefits of training, dealing with that uncertainty and training yourself to improvise and look for openings.
However while keeping all that in mind, it still sucks occasionally.
A Skirt on the Mat 