{"product_id":"9781408193761","title":"The Stupid Footballer is Dead: Insights into the Mind of a Professional Footballer","description":"\u003ci\u003e'As footballers' biographies go, this is special. I can't remember reading another that seems to take the reader inside the subject, recalling his thought processes as they occurred, from boyhood to the Premier League. It's riveting stuff and comes with a message for everyone about how ambition can be fulfilled. I wish I'd read it 50 years ago!' -\u003c\/i\u003e Patrick Barclay, football writer\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessional football in the modern era is played every bit as much in the mind as on the pitch.\u003c\/i\u003e  More and more it's becoming clear that natural talent is nowhere near  enough to sustain a career in the modern game.  Players need to be  smart; not academically but in terms of their thinking.   The ones who  are dedicated, with mental resilience and a winner's psychology are  prospering and will continue to do so as the game evolves.  The stupid  footballer is dead.    \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEx-Premiership footballer Paul McVeigh  looks back on his professional career and how he learned to play the  mental game and gives a look behind-the-scenes into the approach of some  of the game's highest performers.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will appeal to  sports fans and players who want to get inside the head of top  professionals.  And if there is one book to be read by players at all  levels who want to improve their performance on the pitch then this is  it - from someone who hit the heights in top-level sport and is driven  to share what he learned along the way.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152085139696,"sku":"9781408193761","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408193761_p0.jpg?v=1763718828","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408193761","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}