Bamford Gone

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

No such thing as too bright too be a footballer. In Germany many more mid class background kids make it as pros. Maybe explains some of their national team results over the years.

[cherrypie7]

No such thing as too bright too be a footballer. In Germany many more mid class background kids make it as pros. Maybe explains some of their national team results over the years.

That is interesting information about German kids.
Bamford was instrumental in getting us up after 16 seasons. Thats good enough for me. I wish him all the very best.

[Monaco_Totty]

No such thing as too bright too be a footballer. In Germany many more mid class background kids make it as pros. Maybe explains some of their national team results over the years.

Mmm, many points to consider in my scenario which I offered in brief, H. 😂

Over reliance on analytical intelligence can cause players to ignore their gut instincts or innate bodily responses that are crucial for 'quick-instinctive' plays on the field, for sure.

I will also highlight the unique cognitive profile of elite footballers with additionall qualities like mental toughness & group cohesion which are found to significantly enhance players overall performance too.

Intelligence can become a hindrance if it leads to overthinking, hesitation or an inability to balance cognitive processes with the physical demands & emotional intensity of the game too, traits I saw in Bamfords game play.

Often intelligent players might struggle to manage their emotions during 'high-pressure' situations, which can hamper their decision making overall performance, too, again traits of PB we have all seen, H.

Not knocking backgrounds, far from it, just offering an opinion thats been researched & studied with regard to players of high intellectual & erudite state of mind playing in football.

In my mind, then 'football-intelligence' is about the quality of 'decision making' & the thousands of decisions a player has to make during a match. The better their understanding of the game, the better their footballing awareness decision-making in a nutshell is my point - hence my Bielsa approach merit.

The below article pretty much is how I kinda see things unfold when watching a game to spot genuine 'footballing-intelligence' operate, more so when I used sit in the stands jotting downs team players impact on games via individual performance stat sheets.

Anyway heres something to read on your Sunday morning late breakfast after you have circumnavigated 'Cloudflare' after yer weekly jog, H, before DF identifies a possible Bamf replacement for your perusal. 🤣

https://www.theguardian.com/football...ers-develop-it

[spaldy]

Bamford didn?t get us up. Any average striker would have scored that many and some would scored more. A good one might have set records. That was a very good team with a brilliant coach that played attacking football every game all game

[Monaco_Totty]

That is interesting information about German kids.
Bamford was instrumental in getting us up after 16 seasons. Thats good enough for me. I wish him all the very best.

Some more info, Cherry. 👍

My dissertations degree programmes detailed elite football players have higher levels of cognitive abilities compared to the general population.
A recent innovative new study from Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, HQ Warneford Hospital produced this too.

https://www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/elit...tion-new-study

[cherrypie7]

Some more info, Cherry. 👍

My dissertations degree programmes detailed elite football players have higher levels of cognitive abilities compared to the general population.
A recent innovative new study from Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, HQ Warneford Hospital produced this too.

https://www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/elit...tion-new-study

Thank you for the information Monaco. PNAS, the journal in which the study was published is a top journal (Proceedings of the National Academy of Science) here in the US. That said, I have seen these traits in the absolute elite of other sports such as swimming, and in American football quarterbacks. It's amazing that using machine learning (fundamental AI) they could identify elite athletes with 97% accuracy. That is incredible.

[Monaco_Totty]

Thank you for the information Monaco. PNAS, the journal in which the study was published is a top journal (Proceedings of the National Academy of Science) here in the US. That said, I have seen these traits in the absolute elite of other sports such as swimming, and in American football quarterbacks. It's amazing that using machine learning (fundamental AI) they could identify elite athletes with 97% accuracy. That is incredible.

Professor Bonetti has been instrumental to combat & suppress my illness too & certainly his methods, imo, are one of the biggest opportunities that I & others who have contributed into via cognitive-neuroscience trials in trying to develop screening tools will hopefully become the futures norm.

With the advent of AI with advanced neuroimaging techniques like magnetoencephalography (MEG) & magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), its terrific that researchers can harness the wealth of data at their disposal to analyse individuals traits to progress matters of learning forward. 👏

By identifying early markers & potential indicators of diseases such as dementia, then cognitive neuroscience has the potential to transform early detection & intervention strategies that certainly were not available to me in my 20's - so yep AI has its uses when used correctly & gave me stratergies of hope to use daily, for sure.

Some may err about the use of A1 in sports, but it has a role, imo, with regard to implement improvement primarily in my eyes regarding mental/physical health of its participants nowadays under 24/7 pressures of mind & body, maybe of the fans that follow it too. ☺

I hope Bamford & his family are gonna be able to adjust to their next challenges in life too, which is certainly gonna be a new journey for him in mind & body, for sure.

Just saying

[ozleeds]

Sad when we have to delve into info from so-called professionals to tell us how the mind and other crap work.
No one person is the same, and no one brain is the same simple as. These professionals are the same ones who run our lives day in and out, from politicians to judges to other authorities.
Here we have anti-western values run through us every week with sick protests about other parts of the world we have nothing to do with, yet they blame us, and they also brainwash gays and other white idiots on their side, and no wonder Islam has taken over half the world already. The solution by the powers that be is to call out the true Australian value people for marching one day, not every week, and call them racist and nazis. Are these the professionals we are talking about and should be listening to.
In football very rare for top-paid footballers once signed on the dotted line to care very much what happens on the field as their bank accounts are rolling.
Bamf has made millions of pounds doing nothing, so I'm sure his family is well looked after, and his Maserati will be on the roads roaming the streets.
So we are told not to read the media, it's all BS, but it's ok to listen to some old fart telling us where our brain is going wrong!
I'm sorry if I'm not in your camp on this, my brain is precious and I trust it to do the right thing as circumstances change instead of reading some dush bag Bs.
Now, forgive me, I have to run to put out some fires started by some hijab nd activists of our national flags out and save the ones standing if there are any left.
Now waiting for the ridiculous of what am I on and other crap, but first we'd better read up on it before we post lol

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Having done a number of FA badges and coached a lot of football, I think have smarter players is always good.

Modern game and modern coaches don’t like a different point of view though so players who don’t challenge what is happening are often preferred.

The idea that those who are not as intelligent are better footballer seems a little ridiculous. That said depends what you mean by intelligence (nothing there around 9 recognised forms).

[spaldy]

Seeing he's been linked with the MLS. Actually might be good for him to play in a semi pro league. No relegation pressure and he could take up a spot on bench as an injured striker just as effectively over here as he did at Leeds. Why develop a young striker when you can just use him?