Thought this was good, by a British sports psychologist I’ve

by Mr. Natural , Thursday, July 16, 2026, 03:54 (5 days ago) @ HCE

been following for a while. His message “energy forward” seems especially applicable in this specific case.

His podcast is good - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sport-psych-show/id1434313037 - sometimes it’s informal, sometimes he gets very academic with guests, but I enjoy it. With several of my kids being coaches, teachers and therapists, we have conversations along these lines quite often.

And sometimes he shares thoughts on LinkedIn:

https://lnkd.in/p/eY4_tEiY

Seems to me that one of the hardest things in any competition is to play like you have nothing to lose when you have something to lose!

To bring it full circle, maybe Freeman can find a way to have our football team play *the whole season* like warriors of college football.

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FU: Either these teams are early for the Eng-Arg rugby match - HCE, 2026-07-15, 12:30
- Interestingly enough, ENG-ARG rugby a fitting continuation. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2026-07-19, 09:46
  - What was that cheer they were doing in the second half? - HullieAndMikes, 2026-07-19, 09:50
- Thought this was good, by a British sports psychologist I’ve - Mr. Natural, 2026-07-16, 03:54
- Why wasn't England offside on its goal? - omahadomer, 2026-07-15, 17:43
  - It's about when the ball is played - HCE, 2026-07-15, 17:54
    - FU related - HCE what did you think of the Lamine - hobbs, 2026-07-15, 18:26
      - Thing is, though, a foul in the box has to be a penalty - HCE, 2026-07-15, 18:46
        
        Reminded me of the Kane one against Mexico - Greg, 2026-07-16, 08:35
        
        Fair enough. Your last point is spot on. - hobbs, 2026-07-15, 19:56
    - OK, that seems sensible, so why was the "hair touching" - omahadomer, 2026-07-15, 18:19
      - That player wasn't the one who was offside - HCE, 2026-07-15, 18:38
        
        I'm not trying to be obtuse -- - omahadomer, 2026-07-15, 19:48
        
        What matters is a players' position when the ball is played. - ndroman21, 2026-07-16, 09:38
        
        Intent doesn't matter, so "play" can mean pass or shot - HCE, 2026-07-16, 05:23
- Can complete the triple header this week - HullieAndMikes, 2026-07-15, 14:28
- Far be it for me to question futbol strategy - hobbs, 2026-07-15, 14:07
  - Your naive mind is completely correct - Aaron (Shakespeare), 2026-07-15, 15:41
  - Completely agree. - oviedoirish, 2026-07-15, 15:19
  - was that the soccer equivalent of 2011 ND/UM? - HumanRobot, 2026-07-15, 14:16
    - Possibly - Greg, 2026-07-15, 14:31
  - Prevent defense loses every time - cdawg, 2026-07-15, 14:08
- Tuchel trying to bunker for 35+ minutes... - PMan, 2026-07-15, 14:04
  - They forgot they weren’t playing Mexico - Jack, 2026-07-15, 14:12
  - “Coming Home” makes “The Odyssey” seem like a decent commute - Flann, 2026-07-15, 14:12
- HCE, the moment has arrived where you - hobbs, 2026-07-15, 13:55
  - Messi, I believe; help my unbelief! - HCE, 2026-07-15, 14:42
    - Concur. - hobbs, 2026-07-15, 15:04
- as a non-soccer fan and having no real rooting interest - HumanRobot, 2026-07-15, 13:53
  - same. Argentina has been fun to follow! - Grantland, 2026-07-15, 13:54
- viveza criolla - Grantland, 2026-07-15, 13:50
- First half was ugly, second half has been great (as of 70') - Aaron (Shakespeare), 2026-07-15, 13:33

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Thought this was good, by a British sports psychologist I’ve