West Ham beat Hull City 2-1 last night, yet, much to the frustration of their manager, Sam Allardyce, the team was constantly booed by the home fans. Fans vented their frustration because they failed to dominate a game in which [...]
Raheem Sterling and Ross Barkley. Suspend the ordinary world for a few minutes and climb into a make believe time machine. Dial in a date 20 years from now. Your career is over. The crowds have gone. There is a [...]
You're sitting on the bench and you're fed up - so commit to improving. You're angry with the level you're playing at, you think you're better - so commit to improving. You don't like your coach - forget him and [...]
Fernando Torres has recently said that he wants to fight for a place in the Spanish team for the World Cup in Brazil. He has said he's going to work hard, because this is all he knows to do. No [...]
"The guy who has the ball is not the most important player". This is what two coaches from Valencia told my friend Tim Wareing in the YouTube interview below. Brilliant! I think this quote gets to the heart of development [...]
Over the past few years popular books like 'Bounce', 'The Talent Code' and 'Talent is Overrated' have contributed to the belief that practice is a more potent ingredient in the recipe of a champion that natural, in-born talent. The nature [...]
The very best show it through their body. They radiate confidence as they compete. Ronaldo - tall, striking and powerful. Messi - non stop, sharp, alert and alive. Casillas - dominant, demanding and commanding. The champions use their body like [...]
I am always looking for convincing evidence to demonstrate that soccer is a game of mindset. Here's one - Did you recently see the 'dive' that the Werder Bremen player, Aaron Hunt, admitted to making? He managed to change the [...]
You may not be a rugby fan. But at the moment the England rugby team are showing the sports world how to change their playing culture from fearful to fearless. It is imperative to learn to play 'Fearless Football' otherwise [...]
