English think-tank is not taking any risk for upcoming world cup in Brazil and gearing up considering all the important aspects of game including the psychological influence a team passes through whenever they are up for a high profile opponent. We have seem how media statements affect the team moral ahead of a crucial tie and it holds true for devaluing a team even before a match kicks off. Roy Hodgson has been a master craftsman of the game who understands these contemporary tools to win a game without entering into the field hence he has hired a known psychiatrist Dr Steve Peters to help English team perform well in the global soccer event. Steve has been a well-recognized name in sports fraternity and has a proven record of enhancing players’ moral to sky high. He has been associated with some notables of different sports including snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan along with Cyclists Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome in the past. Actually, English bosses want to at least reach into the second stage of the tourney while many experts doubt their chances to secure one of the top two spots in their group. In fact, nobody takes England team as a big challenge on international front and 66-year-old manager is just trying to change this mindset about Three Lions.
In his endeavor to exploit every available opportunity in Brazil, Hodgson talked about Steve and said, “He has got a fantastic record. We are happy we have got the man we wanted. He is someone who can understand the footballing environment rather than just lecturing to the players.
“We have to make sure that all benefits that might help us win more matches and go further in the tournament are exploited,” added Hodgson. He will really come into his own when we are in the tournament and he has time to work with the players, rather than the day or two around friendlies.”
Actually, a psychiatrist plays an important role during crucial stages of the game, especially when your star player gets injured and helps him recover fast without facing too much performance pressure. It would not be the first soccer encounter for sports psychiatrist as he has been associated for Liverpool in the past, however, it would probably be his first assignment for football world cup. Recently, as he has served British cycling team in Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympics. Looking at the exaggerated preparations of English squad, every English fan is excited to see how this well-equipped team performs in front of biggest names of soccer world; you keep your figure crossed!