Mindset Analysis Introduction:
Football is a sport which is dependant on stellar decision-making on the pitch. With superior decision-making the probability of individual and team performances towards victory increases. Football immerses itself in a dance with the mind and mental strategies. Subconsciously and consciously elite footballers and managers implement mindset strategies to attain a high-quality performance, both in training and on matchday. To understand how a football match presents ubiquitous elements of a mindset approach, psychological theories, mental techniques, leadership, communication, etc. we will analyze matches, footballers, managers, and executives within elite football, with the purpose to understand the bewilderment of elite performance and seek to provide solutions to unlock the door to consistency on the football pitch.
Overview
Kepa Arrizabalaga is the most expensive goalkeeper in football history and Chelsea would have expected its investment to pay a dividend soon, as any good business would want from an 80 million euros investment. Frank Lampards Chelsea squad want to pride themselves on building possession from the backline and Frank Lampard seeks to have a goalkeeper with the self-belief to play within his 18-yard box and make connecting passes. During their recent Premier League game against Liverpool, Kepa’s pass completion percentage was fifth for Chelsea, completing slightly more passes than Marcos Alonso, NGolo Kante, and Reece James who also played the entire match. But there were moments of doubt and lack of self-belief to play with his feet, leading to an atrocious second goal mistake which even legendary goalkeepers will struggle to come back from.
Kepa Mindset Profile
First Half
Min 1 The first touches of the match for Kepa who knows he will be playing with his feet throughout the match, are the most important touches for Kepa. The first touches give Kepa the confidence necessary to become comfortable with Frank Lampards gameplan. Initial match performance accomplishments are essentially currency, it takes time to build Kepas wealth of self-belief on the task and it is easy to lose. A calm display within the first minute of the match, finding a comfortable connect lob pass to Mason Mount in the centre of the midfield.
