| Even the likes of Fabio Capello agree that you need | | | | England team today but hopefully under Capello that |
| to have a good mental edge to win at soccer. | | | | will change. |
| Discover how your team's confidence translates to | | | | Training is the time for your players to totally |
| success on the pitch in this article. | | | | express themselves, not worry about making |
| I saw a quote today from Fabio Capello, the new | | | | mistakes, and try to practice their artistry on the |
| England manager. He said: "What I'll try to pass on to | | | | pitch. It doesn't matter if their shot goes way over |
| the team is a winning mentality and being confident in | | | | or they make the odd few incomplete passes. |
| their own abilities." | | | | If you tell them to stop the errors then they will |
| I totally agree with him and it's something that I | | | | simply stop trying to be ambitious and always opt for |
| recommend to you and all coaches. You see, to be | | | | safety first. They will lose confidence and enjoy less |
| successful, you need two elements: a good physical | | | | success when they are forced by their opponents to |
| ability and a good mental ability. | | | | try something ambitious. |
| Many people think that the physical side is the most | | | | Whereas if you tell them that mistakes do not |
| important. Your team needs to have good speed, | | | | matter and they will learn from them, then they will |
| passing, shooting accuracy and strong players. Yes | | | | trust you and have confidence that they will improve. |
| that is true, but a team who does not have the self | | | | They will push themselves to the limit and their |
| belief to win will simply go on a huge losing streak. | | | | success rate for ambitious passes, shots and tackles |
| In fact, I would rather have a team of players with | | | | will improve and they will become better and more |
| two left feet but supreme confidence than a team | | | | confident players. |
| of gifted players who fear failure. The latter is the | | | | |