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Mental power aids Josh Goodall

29th March 2009 I’m working with Roberto – and he’s brilliant.” Goodall, 23, is expected to be asked to spearhead his country’s bid for Davis Cup victory over Ukraine when captain John Lloyd names his four-man team for the Euro/Africa Zone Group One clash in Glasgow. “Tennis hasn’t really been my problem. It’s been the mental side of my game,” …

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Brighton Fight on All Fronts: The TElegraph

3rd October 2003 The Withdean, a functional athletics stadium in tidy suburbia, witnessed a third straight home win, a sequence that has coincided with the employment of Rob Forzoni, a sports psychologist. Last Friday, six years since leaving the Goldstone Ground, the club completed their evidence to a public inquiry called to decide on plans to build a ground on …

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Dean Ashton raises the roof at Upton Park: The Times

17th September 2007 “Forzoni is a good man to have around the place”. Dean Ashton In the meantime, Alan Curbishley, the West Ham United manager, is just pleased to have available a striker whose absence through a broken ankle seemed to be central to the club’s problems last season. “When we had that bad run last year, I started looking …

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Brighton and Hove Albion

21st March 2003 Albion boss Steve Coppell has revealed how a sports psychologist is helping the fight for First Division survival. Rob Forzoni worked with Coppell at Brentford and now he is focusing the minds of the Albion players on the battle to beat the drop. Coppell said: “It’s something we have slotted in probably over the last four or …

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Coppell uses Sport Psychologist

8th March 2003 Albion boss Steve Coppell names an unchanged line-up for the tussle against mid-table Rotherham at wet and windy Withdean. Coppell has resisted the temptation to tinker with the team beaten 1-0 at relegation rivals Stoke on Wednesday. That made it consecutive defeats without scoring a goal for the inconsistent Seagulls after a hat-trick of victories. Anthony Rougier, …

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Goodhall leads rookie team into deep end : The Independent

5th March 2009 “Roberto’s been brilliant,” Goodall said. “I was putting too much pressure on myself, but now I’m happy and positive with the way I’m going.” When Britain last played a Davis Cup tie Josh Goodall did not even earn a place in the squad. Tomorrow, however, the 23-year-old from Basingstoke will be central to the country’s hopes as …

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Murray rediscovers joy of winning thanks to fresh mental approach

29th August 2007 judging by Murray’s verdict Forzoni has really made an immediate impact.AFTER months of frustration as he attempted to shake off the effects of a wrist injury, Andy Murray is back enjoying his tennis once more. The 20-year-old Scot, who had a straight-sets win in his first-round match at the US Open, believes much of the credit for that should …