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I was struggling at times with more mental things," Rashford later told Sky Sports. "It wasn't really my own performance but other things off the pitch. Too often last season, I wasn't in the right headspace for games." #AlchemyOfSouls2Ep6 #AliaBhatt #AlchemyOfSoulsS2Ep6

laurastepp.com Talent, experience and athleticism are nullified when the brain is experiencing self-doubt. In some sports, this is known as the "yips" -- a sudden and unexplained loss of motor skills as psychological issues impact muscle memory and decision-making.

laurastepp.com/mengapa-pertan… Players in this state have to reframe their thinking, says sports psychologist Dan Abrahams. "Players stuck in this rut feel helpless because they're rehearsing failure in their mind and paying attention to factors that are out of their control, like the

laurastepp.com/bagaimana-taco… opinion of others," he explained. "Focusing on what's irrelevant makes them feel social anxiety. These feelings are a consequence of how we perceive ourselves in our environment, in relation to our social status within the group.

laurastepp.com/kandidat-piala… "When players are going through a bad spell, they can't escape this unhealthy cycle." When Abrahams met Carlton Cole in August 2007, the striker was stagnating in West Ham United's reserves and weary from poor form and criticism.

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