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Iker Casillas spoke in his interview about the pressure that Real Madrid coaches are deliberately putting on young players, even at the age of 10. At the academy, from an early age, during training, the coaches constantly put pressure on the players. All this to ensure that the exercises are best done and as intense as possible until the last minute!
The goalkeeper said when they won 8-2 in the U12 game the coach had a grudge against him why he let his opponents score two goals instead of praising him for his good performance.
It was the same with teammates, when the match ended with the result 8-2, the coaches were offended that they did not score 10 goals, they were always short.
The journalist asked Iker what the purpose of this pressure was and whether this approach had put some young players off.
Iker replied that years later he realized that by exerting this pressure the coaches wanted to prepare them for what awaited them in professional football. Because if someone wants to play at the highest level, he will either learn to live with pressure and deal with it, or he will not achieve anything in football.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE?
Many of you contact us and ask for help, because you play well in training and matches of your team, but when a player learns that he is being watched by a scout from a better team, or when he is aware that he is being recorded or are going abroad for tests to show off their skills before the transfer and suddenly they can't cope with the pressure and their game looks very poor and they usually end up with the transfer failing.
This quote by Casillas gives a clear answer what to do.
Well, you have to put pressure on yourself all the time so that it is not something new at a key moment.
Demand maximum performance from yourself in every training session, don't make any compromises.
Perform each training task under the pressure of time and opponent, and do not allow yourself to make mistakes!
Similarly, during matches, regardless of whether it's a sparring or a no-stake league match, regardless of the result, play 100% until the referee finishes the match!
Only with this mental attitude does your effort make sense!
Even when you are faced with failure, always be optimistic about the future and don't give up!
If you are an ambitious footballer and you have any problems, write in the comments and we will take them into account and try to help!
If you are looking for a chance to advance to a higher level, register on our portal and regularly add videos with your matches and training sessions to show what you can do.
If our scouts find you have the potential and skills to become a professional footballer, you will receive offers from the clubs or agencies we work with!
Use our articles, train in the club and individually to catch up and your time will come!
