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Post by Jon Doeman on May 30, 2014 14:41:34 GMT
Been doing a bit of research on him, interesting character, the polar opposite of our negative numpties! Hope he's involved next season.
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Post by Jon Doeman on May 30, 2014 15:02:25 GMT
Just ordered this:
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Post by Jon Doeman on May 30, 2014 16:43:24 GMT
Barton on Black : 37.30 ... followed by the man himself.
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Post by Macmoish on May 30, 2014 20:19:14 GMT
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Post by Jon Doeman on May 31, 2014 7:48:55 GMT
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Post by Jon Doeman on Jun 2, 2014 12:34:48 GMT
Doctor Steve Peters can hand England a vital mental advantage at the World Cup, according to Harry Redknapp.
Psychologist Peters, who has worked with snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan and was involved at Liverpool as they claimed an impressive second-place finish in the Barclays Premier League, joined Roy Hodgson's England backroom set-up in March.
Head games: Psychologist Steve Peters worked with Liverpool before joining England in March
QPR boss Redknapp admitted he only employed a sports psychologist for the first time this season - Jonny Wilkinson's mentor and former Newcastle United coach Steve Black.
Redknapp said former nightclub bouncer Black was pivotal to QPR's Premier League promotion via the play-offs, and backed Peters to have a similar effect with England.
'For the first time this year we brought a guy into QPR and he's been fantastic,' said Redknapp. 'Steve Black came in and did a great job for us, motivating players and spending time with them one-on-one as well.
Going for gold: Peters has also worked with Britain's cycling team including Victoria Pendleton
'He's worked with Jonny Wilkinson for more than 10 years, he's got Danny Cipriani's career back on track, and he's amazing.
'I think Steve Peters' presence will be important for England, he has worked with Liverpool this year. Steven Gerrard has belief in him, he wants him on board so I think he will definitely have a positive impact.'
Redknapp recruited Black on Joey Barton's recommendation, admitting he will seek to employ the master motivator again next season.
The former Tottenham boss said Black's words helped QPR edge over the line in their tense 1-0 Championship play-off final victory over Derby.
'He works with Joey Barton to be fair, I was talking to Joey one day, and he was saying about the fantastic work this guy does with him, because Joey's had a great season,' said Redknapp. And so I decided to meet him.
Approval: Harry Redknapp claims the appointment of Steve Black as a psychologist helped QPR achieve promotion to the Premier League
'He came down to Middlesbrough, had a chat with him and we brought him on board. He did a great job for us and I'd love to have him back on board next year.
'I think he's a great motivator, he inspires confidence and belief in people, you spend time with him, and in meetings there are lots of positive words on the walls.
'He'll talk to everyone about being together as a group, what we have to do work for each other.
'He certainly got me motivated listening to him, he makes you feel like you couldn't get beaten almost. Maybe he was right, because in that play-off final we came back and found a way. That was always what he said: 'find a way, find a way', and God knows how, but we did.'
No mental baggage: Steven Gerrard is pleased with Peters' England involvement following his time at Anfield
Self-confessed eternal optimist Redknapp believes England can win the World Cup in Brazil, that starts with a testing clash against Italy on June 14.
Redknapp backed manager Roy Hodgson's stance urging the England players to belt out God Save the Queen this summer.
The former Portsmouth and West Ham boss backed Gary Cahill to forge a resolute defensive partnership with Phil Jagielka.
'I thought we could have won it in South Africa four years ago, even though that shows what an optimist I am,' said Redknapp, launching 666BET.com's special odds of 1966/1 for England to win the World Cup for a limited time.
Defensive steel: Harry Redknapp has also backed Gary Cahill (left) and Phil Jagielka to form a solid defensive partnership for England at the World Cup
'Brazil are favourites and Argentina are a real threat too, but I don't see why England can't win it with a bit of luck.
'I love to see us sing the national anthem, we're a very patriotic nation. I'm all for them belting it out. It's brilliant to see them stick their chest out and sing, I'm sure Steven Gerrard will be leading the team in that.
'I found myself even at Wembley last week signing the anthem before the game, I always sing it, it's part of our tradition to do that, so I'd like to see the players do it.
'I'm a big John Terry fan so he would have been in the team for me had he not retired, but Cahill has improved out of all recognition, and playing alongside John has certainly helped.
'It's improved him as a player and a leader. Jagielka never lets you down, so it's solid at the back and a good squad.'
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Post by Macmoish on Jun 4, 2014 16:31:51 GMT
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Jul 9, 2014 18:23:22 GMT
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Jul 9, 2014 18:37:50 GMT
Absolutely fantastic news, very important for the club IMO
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Jul 11, 2014 14:22:56 GMT
Missed this a couple of days ago - great news in my opinion - could be one of most important signings of the Window. I like what he had to say in the article. Hopefully if he can turn around a couple of our returning loan players and thereby save us a few million in the transfer market even better. As I said in another thread, would be fascinating to see what Blackie could do with Adel.
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Post by sharky on Jul 12, 2014 3:31:16 GMT
Missed this a couple of days ago - great news in my opinion - could be one of most important signings of the Window. I like what he had to say in the article. Hopefully if he can turn around a couple of our returning loan players and thereby save us a few million in the transfer market even better. As I said in another thread, would be fascinating to see what Blackie could do with Adel. I would hope otherwise but I would think very little I'm afraid. Adel is beyond assisting IMO
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