Why being called the next Messi can hurt, not help
Pressure is a part of professional football (soccer) – that’s a fact.
But could the immense pressure placed on young footballers (by clubs, the media and social media, and by fans) affect a promising player’s performances, and even their mental wellbeing?
In this podcast we discuss how this pressure has, in the past, negatively affected young footballers labelled ‘the next Messi’ or ‘the next Pele’.
Presenter:
James Bogojevski
Speaker:
Jarrod Febbraio
About the Writer
La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria
La Trobe University offers a Master of Communication and a Bachelor of Media and Communication with majors in journalism and sport journalism. Students produce work for Upstart.
