Hoddle reccomends Rooney work with a Sports Psychologist
If you forget about Hoddle’s dalliances with Eileen Drury then you would probably consider that Hoddle makes a good point. I’m not sure if Beckham had a sports psychologist help him after he got sent off against Argentina in the World Cup in 1998, I suspect he probably has.
Beckham has demonstrated that he has been able to contain that petulant agressiveness he had when he was younger into a calmer more focused individual, who is now a better all round player. It demonstrates that anger and aggression can be chanelled for improved sports performance
Link: Independent Online Edition > News.
Hoddle: Psychologist can make Rooney ‘even better’ By Nick Townsend Published: 29 January 2006 Glenn Hoddle, who has long believed in the mental and, indeed, spiritual wellbeing of his players, claimed last night that Wayne Rooney would benefit from sessions with a sports psychologist to help cure his suspect temperament.
As his Wolverhampton Wanderers side prepare for their fourth-round FA Cup tie with Manchester United at Molineux today, the former England coach said that the 20-year-old striker "could become greater than anything England’s ever had. I really believe that". However, Hoddle added that though Rooney’s demeanour (referring to his aggression on occasions towards officials, opponents and even his own players, notably David Beckham against Northern Ireland) was "a part of his power, a part of his mental strength, part of his make-up, there’s definitely some work that could be done with sports psychologists that would help him.
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