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Topic Originator: coventrypar
Date: Mon 3 Nov 22:56
Emotional, natural and articulation from studying properly.
I wonder as part of our scouting using Artificial Intelligence we are getting players who - bluntly put- understand systems and know what to do and when to do it … more than many/or previous players.
Listening to some of the interviews .. they seem a slightly different breed to your stereotypical footballer who doesn’t do much at school because they just want to be a footballer. Lenny keeps praising their dedication to what he wants to achieve and taking things onboard.
Thoughts folks?
"If you have no kind words to say you should say nothing more at all"
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Topic Originator: Back_oh_the_net
Date: Tue 4 Nov 06:08
it could just be that it’s easy for the players to work with Lennon because he unlike the last few managers we have had actually knows what he’s doing
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Topic Originator: DunfyDave
Date: Tue 4 Nov 07:48
Or it could be a contribution of both 🤔
DunfyDave
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Tue 4 Nov 08:25
There`s a widely held view that footballers are mostly not very bright.
In my experience, this is untrue. As a young teacher, I took a school team for many years during a time when classes were streamed according to their academic ability. I`d pick a squad of 15/16 players from the August trials. The vast majority came from A and B classes. On one occasion, I selected a very talented player who was in an F class. He rarely made it to a Saturday morning game, often "forgetting" or not remembering whether we were playing at home or away. 😔
Since 2014, I`ve been privileged to work with many Pars players in our Schools Engagement Programme, Pars Tackle Health. These lads are overwhelmingly intelligent and good, confident speakers and excellent ambassadors for the Pars. Not only are they passing on good health advice to local school kids, I`m sure they`re also bringing some new fans to EEP. 😊
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: Bandy
Date: Tue 4 Nov 09:24
Footballers now are EXTREMELY bright. The complexity of tactics these days means the cognitive load is very high - there`s a reason top level players get paid so much.
They need to be physical specimens, they need to have flawless technique, they need to be able to understand complex tactical nuances and react accordingly, and the mental strength to cope with insane pressure from fans and the media.
Very very very few people have that combination of things.
There`s a reason they get paid as much as they do and, if my view, they are worth every penny.
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Tue 4 Nov 09:27
I suspect it has more to do with the management and leadership style from the youth development all the way through to the first team. We have managers who have experience (alot of it) in developing young players
G Wardrope
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