Mental strength and football
Recently, we were dissapointed to see the national youth team fail to qualify despite playing on home soil. People may have differing opinions on what went wrong (and it normally revolves around the coach), but one thing that was clear was that the youth team didn't have the mental strength to succeed. We saw them squander their lead one game after the next.
This unfortunately, is just one facade of a big problem in Saudi football. When it comes to skill and ability, our players are good enough to make a name for themselves in the highest stage. But, this all fades to nothing when we don't have the professionalism and commitment that the game demands.
Despite the league going professional, our players haven't. They still treat the game as a hobby. Instead of putting in as much effort as possible to better themselves, like professionals in any field do in the workplace, we have them missing training and playing balowt while smoking shisha.
In order for Saudi football to succeed, we need to instill the values of professionalism. Our players just don't take their job seriously enough because they don't seem to understand that like any other job they have to work hard and determinedly to succeed.
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Regards,
Ahmad K.
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This unfortunately, is just one facade of a big problem in Saudi football. When it comes to skill and ability, our players are good enough to make a name for themselves in the highest stage. But, this all fades to nothing when we don't have the professionalism and commitment that the game demands.
Despite the league going professional, our players haven't. They still treat the game as a hobby. Instead of putting in as much effort as possible to better themselves, like professionals in any field do in the workplace, we have them missing training and playing balowt while smoking shisha.
In order for Saudi football to succeed, we need to instill the values of professionalism. Our players just don't take their job seriously enough because they don't seem to understand that like any other job they have to work hard and determinedly to succeed.
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Regards,
Ahmad K.
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