Quote from: Toronto Villa on April 22, 2015, 03:05:59 PMCiaran Cosgrave appointed as Sports Psychologist.With all of these appointments in key areas we are starting to look and feel like a proper PL football club that wants to operate at the right end of the table. It starts with players, but the manager having a proper team is critical. Sherwood appears to be putting together a very good staff to help him.Thank f**k for that, I've been wanting the club to have a full time sports psychologist for years, the mental aspect of the game is, in my opinion, what has stopped our good kids going on to become good villa players, we've just lost them in that 18-21 period and whilst a large number have gone on to make it as footballers not many have achieved what they should've (I'm looking firmly in the direction of Blackpool here).
Ciaran Cosgrave appointed as Sports Psychologist.With all of these appointments in key areas we are starting to look and feel like a proper PL football club that wants to operate at the right end of the table. It starts with players, but the manager having a proper team is critical. Sherwood appears to be putting together a very good staff to help him.
Quote from: paul_e on April 22, 2015, 05:17:14 PMQuote from: Toronto Villa on April 22, 2015, 03:05:59 PMCiaran Cosgrave appointed as Sports Psychologist.With all of these appointments in key areas we are starting to look and feel like a proper PL football club that wants to operate at the right end of the table. It starts with players, but the manager having a proper team is critical. Sherwood appears to be putting together a very good staff to help him.Thank f**k for that, I've been wanting the club to have a full time sports psychologist for years, the mental aspect of the game is, in my opinion, what has stopped our good kids going on to become good villa players, we've just lost them in that 18-21 period and whilst a large number have gone on to make it as footballers not many have achieved what they should've (I'm looking firmly in the direction of Blackpool here).It helps a little, but players either make it or they dont because of their ability and attitude. I don't think Delfounso would have made it with any psychological help. He just isn't good enough for the prem or the championship
As an aside, Sherwood has quickly built up a massive team of staff which seems to be a complete about turn compared to the conditions which Lambert was asked to manage. Does this suggest that a takeover is in the pipeline?
Quote from: Dante Lavelli on April 22, 2015, 05:49:14 PMAs an aside, Sherwood has quickly built up a massive team of staff which seems to be a complete about turn compared to the conditions which Lambert was asked to manage. Does this suggest that a takeover is in the pipeline?I think there is also the possibility that Lambert did not want help.
Quote from: Rudy65 on April 22, 2015, 07:04:14 PMQuote from: paul_e on April 22, 2015, 05:17:14 PMQuote from: Toronto Villa on April 22, 2015, 03:05:59 PMCiaran Cosgrave appointed as Sports Psychologist.With all of these appointments in key areas we are starting to look and feel like a proper PL football club that wants to operate at the right end of the table. It starts with players, but the manager having a proper team is critical. Sherwood appears to be putting together a very good staff to help him.Thank f**k for that, I've been wanting the club to have a full time sports psychologist for years, the mental aspect of the game is, in my opinion, what has stopped our good kids going on to become good villa players, we've just lost them in that 18-21 period and whilst a large number have gone on to make it as footballers not many have achieved what they should've (I'm looking firmly in the direction of Blackpool here).It helps a little, but players either make it or they dont because of their ability and attitude. I don't think Delfounso would have made it with any psychological help. He just isn't good enough for the prem or the championshipAttitude is the important bit. The main issue, for me, is that players get called up to the first team and play a few games and they think they've made it. If an SP helps 1 in 10 or even 20 of them keep grounded (like Grealish's dad is doing) and focused than they are then he's worth his weight in gold.Specifically on Delfouneso just seemed to lose that desire when his breakthrough didn't result in him being a regular. It was almost like getting a glimpse and then having it taken away broke him, which is why I wonder if having someone to talk things through with, etc might hae made a difference. Anyone who saw him at 16 wouldn't have thought he'd be struggling to get games at the bottom championship now so something clearly went wrong, this might be the answer or might not, but for £100k a year or so it's well worth a go.
Quote from: ciggiesnbeer on April 23, 2015, 01:35:57 AMQuote from: Dante Lavelli on April 22, 2015, 05:49:14 PMAs an aside, Sherwood has quickly built up a massive team of staff which seems to be a complete about turn compared to the conditions which Lambert was asked to manage. Does this suggest that a takeover is in the pipeline?I think there is also the possibility that Lambert did not want help. Lambert wasn't the most pro-active manager. It was always a case of "it can wait." We were running on a skeleton crew and clearly it had an effect.
Arsenal’s French scout, their former defender Gilles Grimandi, spotted him playing for France’s Under‑17s and Coquelin was invited for a week’s trial at London Colney.